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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2667,Lat: 50.6818
Elevation	73 meter above sea level
Local time	0:23:37am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Brabant wallon
Name Arrondissement	Nivelles
Name Commune	Braine-le-Château

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Ramée	1.1 km	South
2 Le Bîlot	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Wauthier-Braine	2.3 km	East
4 Hameau du 45	2.7 km	West
5 Maasdal	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	19 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	179 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	193 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 73 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Hazewinkel (0.7 km² at a distance of 43.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 39.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 56 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 29 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (at a distance of 28 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.5 km2

18.5%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

36.1 km2

46%

Urban area

23.2 km2

29.5%

Infrastructure

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Braine-le-Château in country Belgium

Braine-le-Château at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	18 km	NorthNorthEast
2 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	19 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	20 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Affluents brabançons de la Senne	BE	0.6 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Braine-le-Château

Type of weather in Braine-le-Château	light rain
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam