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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2642,Lat: 44.7508
Elevation	519 meter above sea level
Local time	9:23:35am
Name province/region (Région)	Rhône-Alpes
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Drôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Die
Name	Pontaix

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sainte-Croix	2.4 km	NorthEast
2 Barsac	3 km	SouthEast
3 Vercheny	5.1 km	South
4 Aurel	6.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Espenel	7.6 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	206 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	297 km	NorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	390 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 147 km (direction SouthSouthWest).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 Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet (5.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 34.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 114.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 160 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 39%, low mountains: 49%, moderate high mountains: 11%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
STS. 6.IV Préalpes du Diois
SPG.6.IV.A. Chaîne Toussière-Duffre-Servelle
STS. 6.IV Préalpes du Diois
SPG.6.IV.A. Chaîne Toussière-Duffre-Servelle
Val de Pontaix/Ste-Croix et combe de Die - paysages ruraux-patrimoniaux

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 109 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

47 km2

59.9%

Nature

14.6 km2

18.6%

Agriculture

14 km2

17.9%

Viticulture

2 km2

2.5%

Urban area

0.1 km2

0.1%

Rock-Sand

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontaix in country France

Pontaix 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	77 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	78 km	WestSouthWest
3 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	96 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Gervanne et rebord occidental du Vercors	FR	4.8 km	WestNorthWest

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Die

Type of weather in Die	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 19 minutes
Sunrise :	07:45 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:05 Europe/Amsterdam