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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.1612,Lat: 50.4529
Elevation	79 meter above sea level
Local time	12:57:03pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	La Louvière

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Trivières	1 km	West
2 Cité Sainte-Marguerite	2 km	South
3 Péronnes	2.2 km	SouthWest
4 Bois du Luc	2.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 La Louvière	3.4 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	46 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	169 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	220 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 98 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 30.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 14.2 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 55 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.7 km2

0.9%

Nature

1.8 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

38.1 km2

48.4%

Urban area

37 km2

47.1%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Saint-Vaast in country Belgium

Saint-Vaast at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	3.6 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	13 km	West
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	23 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Haine en amont de Mons	BE	2.5 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Saint-Vaast
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at La Louvière

Type of weather in La Louvière	broken clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	10.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	57 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam