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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6276,Lat: 44.0353
Elevation	748 meter above sea level
Local time	12:54:15pm
Name province/region (Région)	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forcalquier
Name	Banon
Other place with same name 1	Banon Aragón - Teruel

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Simiane-la-Rotonde	8 km	SouthWest
2 Revest-du-Bion	8.2 km	NorthWest
3 Saint-Christol	11.1 km	West
4 Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues	12.2 km	East
5 Forcalquier	15 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	148 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	353 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	373 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 79 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 Retenue de l'Escale (1.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.3 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 107.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 150 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 51%, moderate high mountains: 49%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.A. Monts de Vaucluse et de Lure
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.A. Monts de Vaucluse et de Lure
Le pays des Ponchons -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 74 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Avignon-Caumont Airport (at a distance of 60 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

41.2 km2

52.5%

Nature

12.7 km2

16.1%

Agriculture

23.8 km2

30.3%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Banon in country France

Banon 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	67 km	West
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	67 km	WestNorthWest
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	88 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vachres	FR	3.7 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Forcalquier

Type of weather in Forcalquier	clear sky
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.3 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	39 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	07:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:05 Europe/Amsterdam