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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.0393,Lat: 50.4021
Elevation	239 meter above sea level
Local time	17:51:36pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Namur
Name Arrondissement	Namur
Name Commune	Gesves

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sorinne-la-Longue	1.7 km	SouthWest
2 Fond de Chaumont	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Gesves	2.7 km	East
4 Wagnée	3.2 km	SouthEast
5 Les Tombes	3.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	69 km	NorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	118 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	220 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 119 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de l'Eau d'Heure (2 km² at a distance of 50.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 17%, hill: 83%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Condroz

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 68 km and direction NorthNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

20.3 km2

25.9%

Agriculture

46 km2

58.6%

Urban area

11.6 km2

14.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Forges in country Belgium

Les Forges at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	East
2 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	65 km	WestNorthWest
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	65 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bassin du Samson	BE	0.2 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gesves

Type of weather in Gesves	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam