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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.8714,Lat: 44.0144
Elevation	34 meter above sea level
Local time	11:43:42am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Vaucluse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avignon
Name	Sorgues

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bédarrides	3.5 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue	4.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Vedène	4.8 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Le Pontet	5.3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Châteauneuf-du-Pape	5.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	207 km	EastSouthEast
2 Andorra	Andorra	319 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	382 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 62 km (direction South).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 Caderousse (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.5 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 165.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 232 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le couloir Rhodanien -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 70 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Avignon-Caumont Airport (at a distance of 12 km in Southern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.1 km2

5.2%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

33.2 km2

42.2%

Viticulture

16.6 km2

21.1%

Urban area

19.5 km2

24.9%

Water - Lakes

4.1 km2

5.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sorgues in country France

Sorgues 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	8.6 km	SouthWest
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	14 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	28 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Le Rhne aval	FR	2.1 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Sorgues
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sorgues

Type of weather in Sorgues	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:28 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:45 Europe/Amsterdam