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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.3974,Lat: 50.6384
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	10:13:51am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Omer
Name	Aire-sur-la-Lys

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lambres	2.3 km	South
2 Wittes	3.5 km	North
3 Witternesse	3.9 km	SouthWest
4 Mazinghem	4 km	South
5 Boëseghem	4 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	140 km	East
2 London	England	191 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	199 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 43 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 is Bassin de Mardyck (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 44.2 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mont Cassel with a height of 175 meter (at a distance of 18.9 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.6 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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
Le bas pays d'Aire - Paysages du pays d'Aire

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 150 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

Agriculture

67.9 km2

86.5%

Urban area

8 km2

10.1%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Aire-sur-la-Lys in country France

Aire-sur-la-Lys at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	70 km	East
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	79 km	SouthEast
3 Amiens Cathedral	France	83 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, bois acides neutrocalcicoles, landes nord-atlantiques du plateau d'Helfaut et systme alluvial de la moyenne valle de l'Aa	FR	6.2 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Aire-sur-la-Lys

Type of weather in Aire-sur-la-Lys	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 50 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:12 Europe/Amsterdam