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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.348,Lat: 50.6656
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	19:10:53pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Tournai
Name Commune	Pecq

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Obigies	1.4 km	SouthEast
2 Le Plouy	1.6 km	NorthEast
3 Ramegnies-Chin	1.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Bailleul	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Pecq	2.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	74 km	East
2 Paris	France	215 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	218 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 69 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Étang d'Amaury (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 26.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 6 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.4 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 84 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.5 km2

1.9%

Agriculture

61.7 km2

78.6%

Urban area

14.6 km2

18.6%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Esquelmes in country Belgium

Esquelmes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	7.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	27 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	43 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de l'Escaut en aval de Tournai	BE	0.2 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pecq

Type of weather in Pecq	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.95 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	50 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam