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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1373,Lat: 50.6088
Elevation	90 meter above sea level
Local time	17:49:34pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	Braine-le-Comte

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Marouset	2.1 km	East
2 Flamand	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Henripont	3.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Petit-Roeulx-lez-Braine	3.9 km	WestNorthWest
5 Hennuyères	4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	31 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	180 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	203 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 81 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 Marais d'Harchies (0.5 km² at a distance of 35.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 28.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 41 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.9 km2

8.7%

Agriculture

62.1 km2

79%

Urban area

8.9 km2

11.4%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Braine-le-Comte in country Belgium

Braine-le-Comte 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	14 km	South
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	23 km	SouthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	29 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bois de la Houssière	BE	2 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Braine-le-Comte

Type of weather in Braine-le-Comte	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam