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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4453,Lat: 50.776
Elevation	15 meter above sea level
Local time	5:43:53am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Name Commune	Avelgem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rugge	1.5 km	East
2 Kloosterhoek	2.3 km	North
3 Escanaffles	2.3 km	South
4 Heestert	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Outrijve	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	64 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	204 km	NorthEast
3 Paris	France	229 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 63 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Étang d'Amaury (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 35.2 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 15.4 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 94%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 74 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.2 km2

2.8%

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

57.1 km2

72.7%

Urban area

19.1 km2

24.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Avelgem in country Belgium

Avelgem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	19 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	36 km	South
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	47 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pays des Collines	BE	0.8 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Avelgem

Type of weather in Avelgem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.68 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 54 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:09 Europe/Amsterdam