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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7552,Lat: 50.387
Elevation	98 meter above sea level
Local time	14:48:30pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mons
Name Commune	Dour

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dour	2 km	EastNorthEast
2 Montignies-sur-Roc	2.4 km	SouthWest
3 Audregnies	2.6 km	West
4 Athis	2.9 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Boussu-Bois	3.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	66 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	191 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	200 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 105 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 is Marais d'Harchies (0.9 km² at a distance of 8.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 3.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 5.4 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 77 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.6 km2

5.8%

Nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

57 km2

72.6%

Urban area

16 km2

20.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wihéries in country Belgium

Wihéries at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	8 km	NorthEast
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	17 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	17 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haut-Pays des Honnelles	BE	1.3 km	SouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dour

Type of weather in Dour	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.28 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam