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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.1279,Lat: 43.9227
Elevation	348 meter above sea level
Local time	9:42:54am
Name province/region (Région)	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Vaucluse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avignon
Name	Fontaine-de-Vaucluse

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saumane-de-Vaucluse	2.3 km	NorthWest
2 Lagnes	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Cabrières-d'Avignon	3.8 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Gordes	6 km	EastSouthEast
5 La Roque-sur-Pernes	6.4 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	186 km	East
2 Andorra	Andorra	332 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	381 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 56 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 Gravière de Caderousse (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 34.3 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 149.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 209 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 42%, hill: 44%, low mountains: 14%, The hills are mainly western 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
Les monts de Vaucluse -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 54 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Avignon-Caumont Airport (at a distance of 18 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.2 km2

42.2%

Nature

16.2 km2

20.6%

Agriculture

20.9 km2

26.6%

Viticulture

3.3 km2

4.2%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse in country France

Fontaine-de-Vaucluse 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	26 km	West
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	35 km	NorthWest
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	48 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
La Sorgue et l'Auzon	FR	0 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lagnes

Type of weather in Lagnes	clear sky
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	56 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	07:43 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:08 Europe/Amsterdam