Pyrenees topographic map

Average elevation: 90 m

Average elevation: 143 m

Average elevation: 1,756 m

Average elevation: 1,799 m

Average elevation: 1,521 m

Average elevation: 2,079 m

Before 1976, the tunnel was the only point of passage at the top, at an altitude of 2556 m. The tunnel was closed for restoration until 2002, and a new road was constructed over the summit. The re-opened tunnel is a single lane controlled by traffic lights, which are among the highest such installations in…

Average elevation: 2,491 m

Average elevation: 202 m

Average elevation: 1,492 m

Average elevation: 142 m

Average elevation: 89 m

Average elevation: 166 m

Average elevation: 170 m

Average elevation: 72 m

Average elevation: 315 m

The two main islands are Basse-Terre (west) and Grande-Terre (east), which form a butterfly shape as viewed from above, the two 'wings' of which are separated by the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin [ceb; fr; nl; sv], Rivière Salée [fr] and Petit Cul-de-Sac Marin [ceb; fr]. More than half of Guadeloupe's land surface…

Average elevation: 18 m

Average elevation: 289 m

Average elevation: 146 m

Average elevation: 379 m

Average elevation: 365 m

Average elevation: 306 m

Average elevation: 484 m

Average elevation: 85 m

Influenced by its altitude, Aurillac features an oceanic climate (Cfb), closely bordering on a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen system. In spite of this, the city enjoys more than 2,100 hours of sunshine per year on average, but also a high amount of precipitations per year on…

Average elevation: 668 m

Average elevation: 520 m

Average elevation: 352 m

Average elevation: 276 m

Average elevation: 173 m

Average elevation: 453 m

The town lies in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, in southern France, on the river Tech at an altitude of 175–1400 meters. It is 7 km (4.3 mi) from the Autoroute A9, 200 km (120 mi) from Montpellier, 250 km (160 mi) from Toulouse and 180 km (110 mi) from Barcelona. The GR 10 footpath runs close by.

Average elevation: 454 m

Ax (from Latin Aquae – water; French Thermes – hot springs), situated at an elevation of 700 metres (2,300 ft), is well known for its sulphurous hot springs (25 to 78 °C or 77 to 172 °F). The waters, which were used by the Romans, were historically claimed to treat rheumatism, skin diseases, and other…

Average elevation: 1,449 m

Average elevation: 314 m

Average elevation: 566 m

Average elevation: 506 m

Average elevation: 1 m

The city, located at an average altitude of 200 metres (660 ft), is crossed by the Gave de Pau, where a ford gave passage to the Pyrenees. Gave is the name given to a torrent in the Pyrenees. The Gave de Pau, which becomes a torrent when mountain snow melts, takes its source in the Cirque de Gavarnie and is…

Average elevation: 205 m

Average elevation: 834 m

Annecy has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb) despite its relatively far inland position. Influenced by its elevation, summers are rather moderate on average, although they can be highly variable with extreme heat spikes. Winters see occasional freezing temperatures, but temperatures most often stay in the…

Average elevation: 610 m

Average elevation: 233 m

Auch has a minimum altitude of 115 metres (377 ft) and a maximum of 281 metres (922 ft). Its average altitude is 198 metres (650 ft), while that of its town hall is 134 metres (440 ft) The town and its surroundings have a hillside landscape.

Average elevation: 190 m

Average elevation: 119 m

Average elevation: 197 m

Average elevation: 198 m

Average elevation: 127 m

Average elevation: 16 m

Average elevation: 67 m

Average elevation: 250 m

Average elevation: 244 m

Average elevation: 52 m

Average elevation: 15 m

Average elevation: 99 m

Average elevation: 103 m

Average elevation: 113 m

Average elevation: 207 m

Average elevation: 398 m

Average elevation: 58 m

Average elevation: 201 m

Average elevation: 235 m

Ribérac is on the left bank of the Dronne. To the north, the soil in the Dronne valley is covered with alluvium, while the heights are made up of Cretaceous limestones. Its minimum altitude, 54 meters, is located in the extreme north-west of the town, where a small arm of the Dronne leaves the town.

Average elevation: 107 m

Average elevation: 222 m

Average elevation: 155 m

Average elevation: 321 m

The community of Ussel is located in the Massif central on the foothills of the plateau de Millevaches. The city itself sits on a hilltop in between the valley of the river Diège and the valley of the river Sarsonne. It is situated at an altitude of 2070 ft (631 m), in the Massif Central on the last buttress…

Average elevation: 680 m

Average elevation: 493 m

Average elevation: 1,167 m

Average elevation: 655 m

Average elevation: 322 m

Average elevation: 386 m

Average elevation: 251 m

Average elevation: 179 m

The earliest Cretaceous period - the Cenomanian- is in the relatively low areas (l'Houmeau, the heights of Saint-Cybard, Sillac), at an average altitude of 50m.

Average elevation: 72 m

Average elevation: 631 m

Average elevation: 4 m

Average elevation: 83 m

Average elevation: 137 m

Average elevation: 124 m

Average elevation: 79 m

Average elevation: 86 m

Average elevation: 39 m

Average elevation: 167 m

Average elevation: 153 m

Average elevation: 236 m

Average elevation: 111 m

Average elevation: 146 m

Average elevation: 212 m

Average elevation: 47 m

Average elevation: 149 m

Average elevation: 106 m

Topography has played a major role: the formerly fortified town was developed at the foot of the castle on the rocky outcrop, protecting the northern side, with the Vienne River in the south. Apart from the natural defensive protection on both sides, this fact makes a long narrow urban space, with the main…

Average elevation: 58 m

Average elevation: 59 m

Average elevation: 52 m

Average elevation: 95 m

Average elevation: 110 m

At the end of the 1960s, the Orléans-la-Source [fr] neighbourhood was created, 12 kilometres (7 mi)to the south of the original commune and separated from it by the Val d'Orléans and the river Loiret (whose source is in the Parc Floral de la Source). This quarter's altitude varies from about 100 to 110 m…

Average elevation: 104 m

Average elevation: 152 m

Average elevation: 121 m

Average elevation: 150 m

Average elevation: 131 m

Average elevation: 113 m

Average elevation: 130 m