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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3753,Lat: 50.2493
Elevation	68 meter above sea level
Local time	14:10:10pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Avesnes-le-Sec

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hordain	3 km	NorthWest
2 Haspres	3.1 km	EastNorthEast
3 Villers-en-Cauchies	3.3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Iwuy	4.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Lieu-Saint-Amand	4.1 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	96 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	173 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	210 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 110 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 Étang du Vignoble (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.1 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 23.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
La vallée de l'Escaut - Paysages des grands plateaux artésiens et cambrésiens

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 107 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Wet nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

68 km2

86.5%

Urban area

9.5 km2

12.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Avesnes-le-Sec in country France

Avesnes-le-Sec 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	13 km	SouthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	27 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	39 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	14 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Avesnes-le-Sec

Type of weather in Avesnes-le-Sec	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.89 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 7 minutes
Sunrise :	06:09 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam