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General information - Location

CountryFrance
Location in country Southeast
Location in EuropeWest Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)Long: 5.29,Lat: 43.9027 marker
Elevation283 meter above sea level
Local time17:36:02pm
Name province/regionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name SubregionVaucluse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipalityApt
Name Roussillon

Nearest 5 places
Placename Distance Direction
1 Joucas3.8 km NorthWest
2 Lioux4.7 km North
3 Goult5.8 km SouthWest
4 Gargas6.3 km EastSouthEast
5 Saint-Pantaléon6.4 km WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals
Capitalname Country Distance Direction
1 Monte Carlo   Monaco173 km East
2 Andorra   Andorra343 km WestSouthWest
3 Bern   Switzerland377 km NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 59 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Gravière de Plantin (0.5 km2 at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 36 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 137.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 193 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 24%, hill: 76%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Name
Le pays d'Apt -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 52 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Avignon-Caumont Airport (at a distance of 31 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

 Forest   12.3 km2 
 15.7% 
 Nature   8.3 km2 
 10.5% 
 Agriculture   37.4 km2 
 47.6% 
 Viticulture   18.8 km2 
 24% 
 Urban area   1.8 km2 
 2.2% 

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation


Location of Roussillon in country France


Roussillon at Physical map (height map)


Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Name Country Distance Direction
1 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon BridgeFrance39 km WestNorthWest
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the France47 km NorthWest
3 Arles, Roman and Romanesque MonumentsFrance59 km WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area
Sitename Country Distance Direction
Ocres de Roussillon et de Gignac - Marnes de PerrealFR1.5 km EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)


Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)




Current weather at Roussillon

Type of weather in Roussillonovercast clouds weericoon
Current temperature: 19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours : No precipitation
Wind: 3.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction: South West
Air pressure: 1016 mb
Humidity: 49 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:14 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :20:45 Europe/Amsterdam

Weather coming 24 hours

Roussillon - FR (longitude: 5.29, latitude: 43.9027)
Distance weather station to place (direction ZZO): 0 Kilometers

20:00
16 degrees
1017 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
23:00
14 degrees
1017 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
2:00
13 degrees
1016 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
5:00
14 degrees
1016 mbar
light rainweericoon
8:00
20 degrees
1015 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon
11:00
23 degrees
1014 mbar
broken cloudsweericoon
14:00
20 degrees
1013 mbar
scattered cloudsweericoon
17:00
17 degrees
1012 mbar
overcast cloudsweericoon










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