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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3768,Lat: 50.2262
Elevation	228 meter above sea level
Local time	16:14:43pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Thuin
Name Commune	Froidchapelle

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Erpion	2.2 km	SouthWest
2 Silenrieux	2.4 km	East
3 Fontenelle	2.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Castillon	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Mertène	4.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	69 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	143 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	213 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 124 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de l'Eau d'Heure (2 km² at a distance of 0.7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 16 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 15%, hill: 85%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Weidestreek (Fagne)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 76 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.4 km2

18.4%

Agriculture

56.4 km2

72%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Water - Lakes

4.5 km2

5.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Boussu-lez-Walcourt in country Belgium

Boussu-lez-Walcourt at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	33 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	36 km	NorthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	45 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée du Ruisseau d'Erpion	BE	0.5 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gerlimpont

Type of weather in Gerlimpont	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 47 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam