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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.1853,Lat: 50.8088
Elevation	16 meter above sea level
Local time	18:32:03pm
Name province/regionRégion	Vlaams Gewest
Name Province	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Name Commune	Wevelgem

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lauwe	1.6 km	South
2 Rekkem	3.1 km	SouthWest
3 Bissegem	3.3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Marke	3.4 km	East
5 Moorsele	3.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	82 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	211 km	NorthEast
3 Paris	France	226 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 50 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 31.6 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 3.2 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.5 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 92 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

42.1 km2

53.6%

Urban area

33.5 km2

42.7%

Infrastructure

2.8 km2

3.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wevelgem in country Belgium

Wevelgem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	27 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	45 km	North
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	46 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	13 km	East

Social media - Maps

	Video's op youtube van Wevelgem
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	TikTok
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	Flickr
Filming Location	IMDB Wevelgem
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wevelgem

Type of weather in Wevelgem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	71 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	15 hour and 1 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam