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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.12,Lat: 50.3518
Elevation	156 meter above sea level
Local time	17:58:53pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Thuin
Name Commune	Estinnes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Fauroeulx	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Croix-lez-Rouveroy	3.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Merbes-Sainte-Marie	3.5 km	East
4 Cité de la Wanze	3.7 km	South
5 Vellereille-les-Brayeux	3.8 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	57 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	166 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	211 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 109 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 (reservoir) is Lac de l'Eau d'Heure (2 km² at a distance of 23.7 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 4.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.4 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 66 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.4 km2

9.4%

Agriculture

63.1 km2

80.4%

Urban area

7.1 km2

9.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Peissant in country Belgium

Peissant at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	13 km	NorthWest
2 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	14 km	North
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	22 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haute-Sambre en amont de Thuin	BE	1.6 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rivreulle

Type of weather in Rivreulle	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam