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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8979,Lat: 50.7654
Elevation	44 meter above sea level
Local time	6:46:04am
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Ieper
Name Commune	Mesen#Messines

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wijtschate	2.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Wulvergem	3.2 km	West
3 Warneton	3.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Warneton	4 km	SouthEast
5 Le Gheer	4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	103 km	East
2 Paris	France	217 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	219 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 44 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 24.8 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 3.7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.2 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 113 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.5 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

71.1 km2

90.5%

Urban area

4.8 km2

6.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mesen in country Belgium

Mesen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	39 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	54 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	57 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Lys	BE	2.5 km	South

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Mesen
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	TikTok
	Instagram
	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Mesen
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mesen

Type of weather in Mesen	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.65 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1001 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam