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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6068,Lat: 50.173
Elevation	232 meter above sea level
Local time	1:54:38am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Namur
Name Arrondissement	Philippeville
Name Commune	Philippeville

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tienne de Wérichet	1.2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Sart-en-Fagne	1.9 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Villers-le-Gambon	1.9 km	North
4 La Petite Suisse	2.4 km	SouthWest
5 Vodecée	2.9 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	77 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	126 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	221 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 133 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.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 14.5 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 28%, hill: 72%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Famenne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

33 km2

42%

Agriculture

40.8 km2

51.9%

Urban area

3.9 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merlemont in country Belgium

Merlemont 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	48 km	NorthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	53 km	NorthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	62 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bassin fagnard de l'Hermeton	BE	0.1 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Philippeville

Type of weather in Philippeville	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam