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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8166,Lat: 50.6864
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	21:59:04pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	Lessines

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wannebecq	1.5 km	NorthWest
2 Houraing	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Isières	2.6 km	South
4 Kenimont	3 km	North
5 Lessines	3.1 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	42 km	EastNorthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	202 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	204 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 72 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 26.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 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 53 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

59.3 km2

75.4%

Urban area

15.6 km2

19.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Papignies in country Belgium

Papignies at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	28 km	South
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	31 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	31 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallées de la Dendre et de la Marcq	BE	0.3 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Papignies
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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	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam