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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.4966,Lat: 42.7695
Elevation	743 meter above sea level
Local time	3:14:19am
Name province/region	Midi-Pyrénées
Name Subregion	Ariège
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Foix
Name	Vicdessos

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Auzat	1.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Goulier	1.8 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Siguer	5.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 Gourbit	8.7 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Niaux	9.1 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	29 km	South
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	493 km	East
3 Madrid	Spain	502 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 126 km (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne main - Upper - Ariege, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Gnioure (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.9 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pic d'Estats with a height of 3143 meter (at a distance of 14 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Spanish border with a straight distance of 12.6 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Spanish Andorran Fench tripoint with a straight distance of 18.9 km (direction SouthSouthWest).
Elevation around place: low mountains: 7%, moderate high mountains: 54%, high mountains: 39%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Pyrenees
Le Vicdessos - Le pays de Foix Haute Ariège

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.9 km2

47%

Nature

36.7 km2

46.7%

Agriculture

3.4 km2

4.4%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Rock-Sand

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vicdessos in country France

Vicdessos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley	Andorra	32 km	South
2 Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí	Spain	64 km	WestSouthWest
3 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	85 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mont Ceint, mont Bas, tourbire de Bernadouze	FR	2.8 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Foix

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Foix	broken clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.76 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	13 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:50 Europe/Amsterdam