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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.3269,Lat: 44.6953
Elevation	1815 meter above sea level
Local time	6:53:08am
Name province/region (Région)	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Hautes-Alpes
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Gap
Name	Orcières

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas	8.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes	11.6 km	WestSouthWest
3 Ancelle	12.6 km	SouthWest
4 Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol	12.8 km	West
5 Chabottes	13.3 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	138 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	264 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	367 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 133 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Isere, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Serre-Ponçon (26.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.2 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 40.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 57 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 8%, high mountains: 92%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
STS. 5.VI Massif de l'Embrunais
SPG.5.VII.A. Chaîne Diablée - Dôme de Gap
STS. 5.VI Massif de l'Embrunais
SPG.5.VII.A. Chaîne Diablée - Dôme de Gap
Le Haut-Drac - Le Champsaur

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Turin Airport (at a distance of 119 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Cuneo International Airport (at a distance of 104 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.6 km2

21.1%

Nature

43.9 km2

55.9%

Agriculture

4.6 km2

5.9%

Urban area

0.5 km2

0.7%

Rock-Sand

12.9 km2

16.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orcières in country France

Orcières at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Residences of the Royal House of Savoy	Italy	115 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato	Italy	130 km	East
3 Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera	France	134 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Les Ecrins	FR	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hautes-Alpes

Type of weather in Hautes-Alpes	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	07:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:00 Europe/Amsterdam