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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3204,Lat: 50.0224
Elevation	277 meter above sea level
Local time	19:54:09pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Thuin
Name Commune	Chimay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bas du Village	0.6 km	EastNorthEast
2 Bourlers	1.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Chimay	3 km	North
4 Saint-Remy	3.1 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Baileux	4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	92 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	138 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	195 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 147 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 5.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 5.9 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.3 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 100%, 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
Weidestreek (Fagne)

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 98 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.1 km2

37%

Agriculture

41.3 km2

52.6%

Urban area

7.7 km2

9.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forges in country Belgium

Forges 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	52 km	NorthNorthWest
2 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	53 km	North
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	57 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bois de Bourlers et de Baileux	BE	0.1 km	EastSouthEast

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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	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.02 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam