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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8434,Lat: 50.4701
Elevation	30 meter above sea level
Local time	2:58:18am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mons
Name Commune	Saint-Ghislain

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Baudour	1.7 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Tertre	2.3 km	West
3 Quaregnon	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Villerot	4.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Ghlin	4.3 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	55 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	189 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	211 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 96 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 10.6 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 12.9 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 18 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14 km2

17.9%

Nature

5.2 km2

6.6%

Wet nature

2.7 km2

3.4%

Agriculture

22.6 km2

28.8%

Urban area

30 km2

38.2%

Infrastructure

3 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Douvrain in country Belgium

Douvrain at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	3.9 km	South
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	11 km	EastSouthEast
3 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	21 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Haine en aval de Mons	BE	0.4 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement of Mons

Type of weather in Arrondissement of Mons	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam