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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8803,Lat: 50.7265
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	20:46:51pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mouscron
Name Commune	Comines-Warneton#Komen-Waasten

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Le Bizet	2.1 km	South
2 Le Gheer	2.3 km	East
3 Nieppe	3.6 km	SouthWest
4 Armentières	3.8 km	South
5 Frelinghien	3.9 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	105 km	East
2 Paris	France	212 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	220 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 47 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely France.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 28.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 2.2 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 3.1 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 115 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.9 km2

2.4%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

60.7 km2

77.3%

Urban area

13.8 km2

17.5%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Ploegsteert in country Belgium

Ploegsteert at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	38 km	EastSouthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	56 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	59 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Lys	BE	0.6 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Saint-Yvon

Type of weather in Saint-Yvon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam