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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8312,Lat: 50.7124
Elevation	30 meter above sea level
Local time	2:36:27am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	Lessines

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kenimont	0.7 km	West
2 Houraing	0.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Mouplon	1.3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Ghoy	2.4 km	NorthWest
5 Glacenée	2.5 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	40 km	EastNorthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	199 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	205 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 69 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 29.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 28.7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, 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 51 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.1 km2

5.2%

Agriculture

56.7 km2

72.1%

Urban area

14.9 km2

18.9%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lessines in country Belgium

Lessines at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	31 km	South
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	33 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	33 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallées de la Dendre et de la Marcq	BE	3.1 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lessines

Type of weather in Lessines	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam