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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8751,Lat: 42.7718
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	3:39:33am
Name province/region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Name Subregion	Pyrénées-Orientales
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Perpignan
Name	Rivesaltes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Peyrestortes	2.9 km	SouthWest
2 Espira-de-l'Agly	3.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Pia	4.4 km	SouthEast
4 Baixas	6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Perpignan	6.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	115 km	West
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	384 km	EastNorthEast
3 Bern	Switzerland	587 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 13 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone coastal: Tet, Aude, Herault, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Leucate (48.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 8.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 32.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 46 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is viticulture.

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

Name
Le Crest - La plaine du Roussillon

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 156 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (at a distance of 3.5 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.3%

Nature

4.8 km2

6.1%

Agriculture

13.5 km2

17.1%

Viticulture

44.5 km2

56.7%

Urban area

12.2 km2

15.6%

Infrastructure

3 km2

3.9%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Rivesaltes in country France

Rivesaltes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	65 km	NorthWest
2 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley	Andorra	109 km	West
3 Episcopal City of Albi	France	142 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Friches humides de Torremilla	FR	4.4 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rivesaltes

Type of weather in Rivesaltes	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:53 Europe/Amsterdam