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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.852,Lat: 50.4041
Elevation	94 meter above sea level
Local time	10:41:01am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mons
Name Commune	Colfontaine

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Culot	1.8 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Warquignies	2.2 km	West
3 Eugies	2.9 km	SouthEast
4 Frameries	3 km	East
5 Petit-Dour	3.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	61 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	185 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	205 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 103 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 (0.9 km² at a distance of 12.6 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 5.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7.9 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 71 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

9 km2

11.4%

Nature

2.6 km2

3.2%

Agriculture

31.2 km2

39.8%

Urban area

34.6 km2

44.1%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Colfontaine in country Belgium

Colfontaine at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	3.6 km	North
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	9.5 km	EastNorthEast
3 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	22 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bois de Colfontaine	BE	0.6 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Colfontaine

Type of weather in Colfontaine	broken clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam