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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.0807,Lat: 50.5194
Elevation	177 meter above sea level
Local time	22:31:54pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Namur
Name Arrondissement	Namur
Name Commune	Andenne

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Landenne	1.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Sur les Més	2.3 km	East
3 Petit-Waret	2.4 km	WestNorthWest
4 Héron	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Andenne	3.7 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	63 km	NorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	126 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	207 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 110 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Schulens Meer (0.8 km² at a distance of 48.5 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 43 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 60 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 86%, hill: 14%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Condroz

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 60 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Liège Airport (at a distance of 29 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

11.9 km2

15.2%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

45 km2

57.2%

Urban area

17.8 km2

22.7%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

1.4 km2

1.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vèlaine in country Belgium

Vèlaine at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Great Spa Towns of Europe	Austria,Belgium, Czechia,France, Germany,Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	56 km	East
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	59 km	NorthWest
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	61 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Meuse de Marche-les-Dames à Andenne	BE	2.1 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Vèlaine
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Héron

Type of weather in Héron	broken clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.83 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:54 Europe/Amsterdam