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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.6014,Lat: 42.8451
Elevation	547 meter above sea level
Local time	4:22:24am
Name province/region (Région)	Midi-Pyrénées
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Ariège
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Foix
Name	Tarascon-sur-Ariège

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Quié	0.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Bompas	2.4 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Arignac	2.7 km	North
4 Niaux	3.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains	3.8 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	38 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	483 km	East
3 Madrid	Spain	513 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 118 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne main - Upper - Ariege, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Gnioure (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Andorran border with a straight distance of 21.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 10%, low mountains: 48%, moderate high mountains: 42%, high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Le bassin de Tarascon - Le pays de Foix Haute Ariège

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 89 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.8 km2

46.8%

Nature

22.7 km2

28.9%

Agriculture

14.2 km2

18.1%

Urban area

4 km2

5.1%

Rock-Sand

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Tarascon-sur-Ariège in country France

Tarascon-sur-Ariège at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley	Andorra	39 km	South
2 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	74 km	EastNorthEast
3 Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí	Spain	75 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Garonne, Arige, Hers, Salat, Pique et Neste	FR	0.4 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tarascon-sur-Ariège

Type of weather in Tarascon-sur-Ariège	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	07:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:25 Europe/Amsterdam