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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.0233,Lat: 44.082
Elevation	530 meter above sea level
Local time	9:49:22am
Name province/region (Région)	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forcalquier
Name	L'Escale

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	1.6 km	West
2 Volonne	3.4 km	North
3 Malijai	3.8 km	South
4 Mirabeau	5.7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Châteauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat	6.1 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	119 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	337 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	405 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 94 km (direction SouthEast).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 0.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 75.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 106 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 38%, low mountains: 49%, moderate high mountains: 13%, 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 forest.

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

Name
STS. 3.II Préalpes de Digne (Préalpes centrales
SPG.3.II.B. Chaîne Monges-Cimettes (Préalpes sep
STS. 3.II Préalpes de Digne (Préalpes centrales
SPG.3.II.B. Chaîne Monges-Cimettes (Préalpes sep
La moyenne Durance -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33.4 km2

42.5%

Nature

17 km2

21.6%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

17.4 km2

22.2%

Urban area

6.6 km2

8.5%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Rock-Sand

1.3 km2

1.7%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of L'Escale in country France

L'Escale at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	98 km	West
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	99 km	West
3 Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera	France	109 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
La Durance	FR	0.4 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban

Type of weather in Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	clear sky
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	07:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:03 Europe/Amsterdam