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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.9535,Lat: 44.0008
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	8:07:19am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Vaucluse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Carpentras
Name	Althen-des-Paluds

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue	2.6 km	West
2 Monteux	4.9 km	NorthEast
3 Vedène	4.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon	5 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Jonquerettes	6 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	201 km	East
2 Andorra	Andorra	324 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	380 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 61 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 17.8 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 159.9 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 224 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La plaine comtadine -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Avignon-Caumont Airport (at a distance of 11 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

1.6%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

61.7 km2

78.5%

Viticulture

3.5 km2

4.4%

Urban area

12 km2

15.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Althen-des-Paluds in country France

Althen-des-Paluds 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	13 km	WestSouthWest
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	19 km	NorthWest
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	34 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
La Sorgue et l'Auzon	FR	1 km	West

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Althen-des-Paluds

Type of weather in Althen-des-Paluds	few clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam