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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.189,Lat: 50.4779
Elevation	131 meter above sea level
Local time	13:57:57pm
Population	66000 (8th largest city in country)
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	La Louvière

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bois du Luc	2.9 km	West
2 Bois-d'Haine	3.4 km	NorthEast
3 Saint-Vaast	3.4 km	SouthWest
4 Besonrieux	3.8 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Trivières	4.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	43 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	169 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	217 km	NorthNorthEast

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 (reservoir) is Lac de l'Eau d'Heure (2 km² at a distance of 31.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 17.6 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly 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 52 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (at a distance of 19 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.3 km2

6.8%

Nature

2.7 km2

3.4%

Agriculture

29.4 km2

37.5%

Urban area

39.5 km2

50.3%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Louvière in country Belgium

La Louvière 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	3.7 km	West
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	16 km	WestSouthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	25 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Forêt de Mariemont	BE	3.4 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Louvière

Type of weather in La Louvière	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam