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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.8421,Lat: 43.8722
Elevation	349 meter above sea level
Local time	3:12:18am
Name province/region (Région)	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forcalquier
Name	Volx

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Villeneuve	2.9 km	NorthEast
2 Saint-Maime	5 km	NorthWest
3 Dauphin	5.6 km	NorthWest
4 Manosque	6.3 km	SouthWest
5 La Brillanne	7.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	128 km	East
2 Bern	Switzerland	363 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	382 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 71 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 15.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 99.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 140 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 81%, low mountains: 19%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.B. Monts du Luberon
STS. 3.IV Préalpes de Vaucluse (Préalpes occiden
SPG.3.IV.B. Monts du Luberon
La moyenne Durance -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Marseille Provence Airport (at a distance of 69 km and direction SouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.7 km2

39.1%

Nature

4.9 km2

6.3%

Agriculture

34.3 km2

43.6%

Urban area

3.7 km2

4.7%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Rock-Sand

3.8 km2

4.8%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Volx in country France

Volx 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	84 km	West
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	88 km	WestNorthWest
3 Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments	France	100 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Adrets de Montjustin - les Craux - rochers et crtes de Volx	FR	1 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Volx
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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Volx
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Volx

Type of weather in Volx	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	9 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	07:40 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:05 Europe/Amsterdam