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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.4629,Lat: 50.6669
Elevation	160 meter above sea level
Local time	5:41:55am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Liège
Name Arrondissement	Liège
Name Commune	Awans

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bierset	1.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Hognoul	1.8 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Fooz	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
4 Goreux	2.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Velroux	3.9 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	81 km	WestNorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	127 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	194 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 114 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de la Gileppe - Barrage de la Gileppe (1 km² at a distance of 37.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 74 km and direction WestNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 3.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

0.1 km2

0.1%

Agriculture

42.4 km2

54%

Urban area

30.4 km2

38.7%

Infrastructure

5.4 km2

6.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Awans in country Belgium

Awans at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	35 km	SouthEast
2 Aachen Cathedral	Germany	45 km	EastNorthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	76 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Affluents de la Meuse entre Huy et Flémalle	BE	7.7 km	South

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Awans

Type of weather in Awans	moderate rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam