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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.3664,Lat: 43.8916
Elevation	221 meter above sea level
Local time	11:06:10am
Name province/region (Région)	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Vaucluse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Apt
Name	Gargas
Other place with same name 1	Gargas Midi-Pyrénées - Haute-Garonne

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Apt	1.7 km	SouthEast
2 Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt	5.5 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Saignon	5.9 km	SouthEast
4 Roussillon	6.3 km	WestNorthWest
5 Lioux	8.5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	166 km	East
2 Andorra	Andorra	348 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	376 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 59 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 Plantin (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 31.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 132.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 185 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 2%, hill: 97%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le pays d'Apt -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 51 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Avignon-Caumont Airport (at a distance of 37 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.6 km2

19.8%

Nature

2.9 km2

3.6%

Agriculture

42.4 km2

54%

Viticulture

10.7 km2

13.7%

Urban area

7 km2

8.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gargas in country France

Gargas 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	46 km	WestNorthWest
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	52 km	NorthWest
3 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	64 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Le Calavon et l'Encrme	FR	1 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gargas

Type of weather in Gargas	clear sky
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.1 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	64 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	07:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:07 Europe/Amsterdam