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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.4605,Lat: 50.9467
Elevation	13 meter above sea level
Local time	18:03:39pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	Vlaams Brabant
Name Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Name Commune	Vilvoorde

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Eppegem	1.8 km	North
2 Perk	2.9 km	SouthEast
3 Elewijt	3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Weerde	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Verbrande Brug	3.4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	13 km	SouthWest
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	162 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	190 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 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 Grote Vijver (0.6 km² at a distance of 12.3 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Dutch-Belgium border with a straight distance of 43.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 61 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 38%, low location: 62%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. 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 5.3 km and direction SouthSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (at a distance of 27 km in Northern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.1 km2

6.5%

Agriculture

36 km2

45.8%

Urban area

30.3 km2

38.6%

Infrastructure

3.5 km2

4.5%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Houtem in country Belgium

Houtem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Flemish Béguinages	Belgium	9.4 km	North
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	13 km	SouthSouthWest
3 La Grand-Place, Brussels	Belgium	13 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van het zuidoosten van de Zandleemstreek	BE	1 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Houtem
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vilvoorde

Type of weather in Vilvoorde	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam