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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.4494,Lat: 43.879
Elevation	426 meter above sea level
Local time	15:48:38pm
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-Maritimes
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Nice
Name	Sospel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Olivetta	5.3 km	East
2 Moulinet	7.5 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Airole	8.5 km	East
4 Breil-sur-Roya	9 km	NorthEast
5 L'Escarène	9 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	16 km	South
2 Bern	Switzerland	340 km	North
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	396 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 12 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone coastal: Argens, Var, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Saint-Cassien (3.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 58.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Monte Grammondo with a height of 1377 meter (at a distance of 6.4 km and direction SouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 4 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.6 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 19%, low mountains: 42%, moderate high mountains: 39%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS.2.I Alpes maritimes p.d.
SPG.2.I.A. Massif Gelas-Grand Capelet
STS.2.I Alpes maritimes p.d.
SPG.2.I.A. Massif Gelas-Grand Capelet
La Bévéra - Les Préalpes Niçoises

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (at a distance of 31 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (at a distance of 55 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.2 km2

53.7%

Nature

27.2 km2

34.7%

Agriculture

7.1 km2

Urban area

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Sospel in country France

Sospel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera	France	24 km	SouthWest
2 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato	Italy	91 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli	Italy	133 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle du Carei - collines de Castillon	FR	1 km	SouthSouthEast

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sospel

Type of weather in Sospel	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:35 Europe/Amsterdam