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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7161,Lat: 43.9091
Elevation	530 meter above sea level
Local time	15:50:22pm
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forcalquier
Name	Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mane	5.2 km	NorthEast
2 Dauphin	5.5 km	EastSouthEast
3 Reillanne	5.5 km	WestSouthWest
4 Saint-Maime	6.5 km	East
5 Forcalquier	7.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	139 km	East
2 Bern	Switzerland	363 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	374 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 69 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Durance, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Bassin d'Éclusées de Cadarache (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.4 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 106.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 149 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 34%, low mountains: 66%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.A. Monts de Vaucluse et de Lure
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.A. Monts de Vaucluse et de Lure
Le pays de Forcalquier -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.8 km2

37.9%

Nature

19 km2

24.1%

Agriculture

29.5 km2

37.6%

Urban area

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire in country France

Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire 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 Bridge	France	73 km	West
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	77 km	WestNorthWest
3 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	91 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vachres	FR	0.7 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Reillanne

Type of weather in Reillanne	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:36 Europe/Amsterdam