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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6933,Lat: 50.4796
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	5:18:59am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Ath
Name Commune	Bernissart

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Préau	2 km	West
2 La Bruyère	2.4 km	NorthEast
3 Pommeroeul	2.4 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Ville-Pommeroeul	2.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Grandglise	2.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	62 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	199 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	206 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 95 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 1.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 3.3 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.6 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 73 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.6 km2

21.1%

Nature

3.2 km2

4.1%

Wet nature

1.1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

41.7 km2

53.1%

Urban area

13.3 km2

16.9%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

2.3 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Harchies in country Belgium

Harchies at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	11 km	West
2 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	11 km	EastSouthEast
3 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	21 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Haine en aval de Mons	BE	0.8 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Harchies
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bernissart

Type of weather in Bernissart	mist
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 19 May 2024:	15 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	05:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam