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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0912,Lat: 43.8188
Elevation	583 meter above sea level
Local time	0:43:30am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Digne-les-Bains
Name	Riez

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Roumoules	3.2 km	East
2 Montagnac-Montpezat	4.4 km	South
3 Puimoisson	5.6 km	NorthEast
4 Allemagne-en-Provence	7.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon	8.1 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	107 km	East
2 Bern	Switzerland	363 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	399 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 69 km (direction SouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Durance, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Retenue de Quinson (1.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.8 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 86.8 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 122 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 3%, low mountains: 97%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Le plateau de Valensole -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.4 km2

31.1%

Nature

6.3 km2

8.1%

Agriculture

46.7 km2

59.5%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Riez in country France

Riez at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera	France	96 km	East
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	105 km	WestNorthWest
3 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	109 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valensole	FR	0 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

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Current weather at Riez

Type of weather in Riez	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam