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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6617,Lat: 43.8081
Elevation	7 meter above sea level
Local time	6:22:29am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Bouches-du-Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Arles
Name	Tarascon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beaucaire	2.2 km	West
2 Vallabrègues	5.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Saint-Étienne-du-Grès	5.9 km	SouthEast
4 Boulbon	6.3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Comps	6.6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	223 km	East
2 Andorra	Andorra	293 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	411 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 41 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 Étang de la Gravière (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.2 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 188.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 264 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 71%, low location: 29%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La vallée du Rhône -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction SouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (at a distance of 21 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.1%

Nature

9.1 km2

11.6%

Agriculture

44.1 km2

56.1%

Viticulture

8.7 km2

11%

Urban area

11.2 km2

14.2%

Water - Lakes

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tarascon in country France

Tarascon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	15 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	19 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	20 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Le Rhne aval	FR	0.6 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tarascon

Type of weather in Tarascon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:49 Europe/Amsterdam