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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.432,Lat: 50.2515
Elevation	214 meter above sea level
Local time	9:07:15am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Namur
Name Arrondissement	Philippeville
Name Commune	Walcourt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vogenée	1.9 km	SouthEast
2 Pry	2.1 km	North
3 Chastrès	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Silenrieux	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Thy-le-Château	3.5 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	66 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	141 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	218 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 122 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de l'Eau d'Heure (2 km² at a distance of 4.3 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 15 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 33%, hill: 67%, 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
Condroz

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 72 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.9 km2

11.3%

Agriculture

61.5 km2

78.3%

Urban area

7.8 km2

10%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Walcourt in country Belgium

Walcourt 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	33 km	NorthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	38 km	NorthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	47 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée du Ruisseau de Fairoul	BE	4.7 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Walcourt

Type of weather in Walcourt	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.66 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 51 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam