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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.7812,Lat: 43.9587
Elevation	530 meter above sea level
Local time	18:24:53pm
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forcalquier
Name	Forcalquier

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mane	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Pierrerue	4.4 km	East
3 Saint-Maime	6.4 km	South
4 Sigonce	6.5 km	NorthEast
5 Dauphin	6.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	134 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	356 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	381 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 76 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Durance, 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 23.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 99.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 139 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 38%, low mountains: 59%, moderate high mountains: 3%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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 de Forcalquier -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 73 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.4 km2

13.3%

Nature

28.7 km2

36.6%

Agriculture

36.1 km2

46%

Urban area

3 km2

3.9%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forcalquier in country France

Forcalquier 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	78 km	West
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	81 km	WestNorthWest
3 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	98 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vachres	FR	3.2 km	WestNorthWest

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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	broken clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	46 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:52 Europe/Amsterdam