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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7934,Lat: 50.3594
Elevation	132 meter above sea level
Local time	18:51:21pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mons
Name Commune	Honnelles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Athis	1.4 km	WestNorthWest
2 Fayt-le-Franc	1.6 km	West
3 Blaugies	1.7 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Les Warechais	2.7 km	EastNorthEast
5 Petit-Dour	2.8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	67 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	187 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	199 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 108 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 12.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 0.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.2 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 78 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

10.6 km2

13.4%

Agriculture

57 km2

72.5%

Urban area

10.5 km2

13.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Erquennes in country Belgium

Erquennes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	9 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	15 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	21 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haut-Pays des Honnelles	BE	1.7 km	West

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dour

Type of weather in Dour	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.14 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam