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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9297,Lat: 50.1246
Elevation	152 meter above sea level
Local time	14:02:37pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Name	Avesnes-sur-Helpe

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Avesnelles	0.9 km	SouthEast
2 Bas-Lieu	1.2 km	NorthEast
3 Haut-Lieu	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe	2.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Flaumont-Waudrechies	2.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	86 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	168 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	183 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 134 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Lac du Val Joly (1.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 14.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 93%, hill: 7%, 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 Thiérache - Paysages avesnois

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 95 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2 km2

2.6%

Agriculture

70.6 km2

89.8%

Urban area

4.1 km2

5.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Avesnes-sur-Helpe in country France

Avesnes-sur-Helpe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	34 km	North
2 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	35 km	North
3 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	42 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Fort, bocage, tangs de Thirache	FR	8.7 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Avesnes-sur-Helpe

Type of weather in Avesnes-sur-Helpe	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.11 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1028 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:13 Europe/Amsterdam