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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4317,Lat: 50.4687
Elevation	175 meter above sea level
Local time	7:20:13am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Charleroi
Name Commune	Charleroi

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Thiméon	2.4 km	North
2 Viesville	3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Ransart	3.3 km	EastSouthEast
4 Wayaux	3.8 km	NorthEast
5 Heppignies	4.7 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	42 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	154 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	214 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 98 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 (reservoir) is Lac de l'Eau d'Heure (2 km² at a distance of 27.5 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 27 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 48 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (at a distance of 1.9 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.3%

Nature

3.4 km2

4.3%

Agriculture

29.2 km2

37.2%

Urban area

40.8 km2

51.9%

Infrastructure

2.9 km2

3.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gosselies in country Belgium

Gosselies at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	21 km	West
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	32 km	West
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	40 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haute-Sambre en aval de Thuin	BE	7.3 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Ferté

Type of weather in La Ferté	clear sky
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:06 Europe/Amsterdam