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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0619,Lat: 50.496
Elevation	107 meter above sea level
Local time	6:15:18am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	Le Roeulx

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ville-sur-Haine	2.1 km	South
2 Thieusies	2.3 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Saint-Denis	3.2 km	West
4 Thieu	3.2 km	SouthEast
5 Sirieu	3.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	44 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	178 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	217 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 93 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 26.4 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 15.5 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 54 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.9 km2

10.1%

Agriculture

47.2 km2

60.2%

Urban area

18.3 km2

23.4%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gottignies in country Belgium

Gottignies 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	5.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	9.4 km	SouthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	17 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de l'Aubrecheuil	BE	2.9 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Roeulx

Type of weather in Roeulx	broken clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam