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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.289,Lat: 50.6137
Elevation	43 meter above sea level
Local time	4:43:20am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Tournai
Name Commune	Tournai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Blandain	1.6 km	NorthEast
2 Lamain	1.7 km	South
3 Marquain	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Camphin-en-Pévèle	2.9 km	SouthWest
5 Templeuve	3.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	79 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	208 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	225 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 72 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 24.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 1.4 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.9 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 90 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 15 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

62.9 km2

80.1%

Urban area

13.5 km2

17.1%

Infrastructure

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hertain in country Belgium

Hertain at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	7.1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	25 km	SouthEast
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	44 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de l'Escaut en aval de Tournai	BE	6.1 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Baisieux

Type of weather in Baisieux	fog
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 0)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 60 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:13 Europe/Amsterdam