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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5189,Lat: 50.4776
Elevation	162 meter above sea level
Local time	16:42:41pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Charleroi
Name Commune	Fleurus

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Heppignies	1.8 km	WestNorthWest
2 Fleurus	2.2 km	East
3 Lambusart	3.3 km	SouthEast
4 Wayaux	3.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Saint-Amand	3.6 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	43 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	150 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	213 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 99 km (direction North).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 29.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 31.7 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 47 km and direction North).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (at a distance of 5.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.1 km2

Agriculture

45.3 km2

57.6%

Urban area

28 km2

35.7%

Infrastructure

1.5 km2

1.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wangenies in country Belgium

Wangenies 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	27 km	West
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	39 km	West
3 Stoclet House	Belgium	40 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Basse-Sambre	BE	6.3 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wangenies

Type of weather in Wangenies	few clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.72 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	58 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam