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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.942,Lat: 44.1824
Elevation	473 meter above sea level
Local time	10:27:26am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forcalquier
Name	Sisteron

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Salignac	3.6 km	SouthEast
2 Peipin	5.1 km	South
3 Aubignosc	6.2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Ribiers	8.4 km	NorthWest
5 Noyers-sur-Jabron	9.2 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	129 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	328 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	403 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 104 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 Retenue de l'Escale (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 78.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 109 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 21%, low mountains: 67%, moderate high mountains: 12%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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
La moyenne Durance -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 101 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

26.5 km2

33.7%

Nature

20.5 km2

26.1%

Agriculture

24.9 km2

31.7%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.7%

Rock-Sand

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sisteron in country France

Sisteron at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	91 km	West
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	95 km	WestSouthWest
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	116 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
La Durance	FR	0.7 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sisteron

Type of weather in Sisteron	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	60 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:43 Europe/Amsterdam