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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1816,Lat: 50.5469
Elevation	111 meter above sea level
Local time	3:27:36am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	Écaussinnes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Écaussinnes	2.6 km	North
2 Le Fiévet	2.9 km	South
3 Mignault	2.9 km	SouthWest
4 Familleureux	3.4 km	SouthEast
5 Besonrieux	4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	35 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	174 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	209 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 88 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 35.9 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 23.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 45 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (at a distance of 22 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.9 km2

6.2%

Nature

2.3 km2

2.9%

Agriculture

56.2 km2

71.5%

Urban area

13.9 km2

17.7%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Marche-lez-Écaussinnes in country Belgium

Marche-lez-Écaussinnes 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	8 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	19 km	SouthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	27 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bois de la Houssière	BE	4.8 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Écaussinnes

Type of weather in Écaussinnes	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:11 Europe/Amsterdam