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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8466,Lat: 50.649
Elevation	48 meter above sea level
Local time	12:54:42pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Ath
Name Commune	Ath

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ghislenghien	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
2 Isières	2.5 km	NorthWest
3 Lanquesaint	2.9 km	WestNorthWest
4 Gibecq	3.2 km	EastSouthEast
5 Ponchau	3.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	42 km	EastNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	200 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	205 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 76 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 23.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 23.9 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

63.3 km2

80.5%

Urban area

13.5 km2

17.2%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Meslin-l'Évêque in country Belgium

Meslin-l'Évêque at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	24 km	South
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	26 km	SouthSouthEast
3 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	28 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallées de la Dendre et de la Marcq	BE	3.8 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Faubourg de Bruxelles

Type of weather in Faubourg de Bruxelles	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	12.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:00 Europe/Amsterdam