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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.9194,Lat: 43.914
Elevation	431 meter above sea level
Local time	7:14:47am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Digne-les-Bains
Name	Oraison

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Brillanne	2.5 km	NorthWest
2 Villeneuve	5.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Le Castellet	5.7 km	EastNorthEast
4 Lurs	6.5 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Volx	7.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	122 km	EastSouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	357 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	390 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 78 km (direction SouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Durance, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac d'Esparron (2.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.9 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 92 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 129 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 78%, low mountains: 22%, 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 agriculture.

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

Name
La moyenne Durance -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 77 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

32.6 km2

41.5%

Nature

0.8 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

36.9 km2

47%

Urban area

3.9 km2

4.9%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

3.6 km2

4.6%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oraison in country France

Oraison 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	90 km	West
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	93 km	WestNorthWest
3 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	107 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
La Durance	FR	0.9 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oraison

Type of weather in Oraison	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam