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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.2952,Lat: 50.3277
Elevation	55 meter above sea level
Local time	4:22:10am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Abscon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Émerchicourt	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
2 Aniche	3.3 km	West
3 Somain	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Rœulx	3.5 km	SouthEast
5 Escaudain	3.5 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	95 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	179 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	218 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 100 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 11.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 19.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Le bassin douaisien - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 106 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.8 km2

Nature

2.9 km2

3.7%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

51.1 km2

65%

Urban area

22.4 km2

28.5%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Abscon in country France

Abscon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	18 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	23 km	NorthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	32 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	5.8 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Abscon

Type of weather in Abscon	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam