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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3153,Lat: 50.049
Elevation	247 meter above sea level
Local time	17:08:01pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Thuin
Name Commune	Chimay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Saint-Remy	1.5 km	West
2 Virelles	2.2 km	NorthEast
3 Bas du Village	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Forges	3 km	South
5 Bourlers	3 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	89 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	139 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	197 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 144 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 is Lac de Virelles (0.7 km² at a distance of 2.7 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 6.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.2 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 1%, hill: 99%, 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
Famenne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

23.7 km2

30.2%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

46.3 km2

58.9%

Urban area

7.6 km2

9.6%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chimay in country Belgium

Chimay at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	49 km	NorthNorthWest
2 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	50 km	North
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	55 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de l'Eau Blanche à Virelles	BE	1.1 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chimay

Type of weather in Chimay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.04 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam