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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2551,Lat: 43.529
Elevation	104 meter above sea level
Local time	10:08:39am
Name province/region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Name Subregion	Bouches-du-Rhône
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Aix-en-Provence
Name	Velaux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Coudoux	3.3 km	North
2 Ventabren	4.3 km	EastNorthEast
3 Rognac	5.1 km	SouthWest
4 La Fare-les-Oliviers	5.4 km	WestNorthWest
5 Berre-l'Étang	6.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	176 km	East
2 Andorra	Andorra	325 km	WestSouthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	416 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 19 km (direction South).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 Va?né (23.2 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.4 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 160.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 224 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 81%, hill: 17%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Le massif de l'Arbois -
Le bassin de l'étang de Berre -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 10 km and direction SouthSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.8 km2

18.9%

Nature

23.1 km2

29.4%

Agriculture

20.7 km2

26.3%

Viticulture

5.4 km2

6.8%

Urban area

14 km2

17.8%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Velaux in country France

Velaux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	53 km	WestNorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge	France	59 km	NorthWest
3 Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct)	France	74 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Plateau de l'Arbois	FR	1 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Velaux

Type of weather in Velaux	clear sky
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam