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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.0326,Lat: 43.4102
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	0:58:57am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Bouches-du-Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Istres
Name	Martigues

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Port-de-Bouc	3.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts	5.1 km	North
3 Fos-sur-Mer	9.5 km	NorthWest
4 Châteauneuf-les-Martigues	10 km	EastSouthEast
5 Sausset-les-Pins	10.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	196 km	East
2 Andorra	Andorra	303 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	436 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone coastal: Argens, Var, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Berre (131.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 182.6 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 256 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 17%, low location: 83%, The hills are mainly flatern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Le bassin de l'étang de Berre -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 16 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.5 km2

8.9%

Nature

14.9 km2

20.4%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

10.2 km2

14%

Viticulture

1.2 km2

1.7%

Urban area

24.5 km2

33.6%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.2%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

13.8 km2

18.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Martigues in country France

Martigues at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	44 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	63 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	72 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
tangs entre Istres et Fos	FR	2.8 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Martigues
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Martigues

Type of weather in Martigues	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam