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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.829,Lat: 50.4103
Elevation	39 meter above sea level
Local time	20:33:15pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Avion

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Éleu-dit-Leauwette	1.7 km	NorthWest
2 Méricourt	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
3 Sallaumines	2.4 km	EastNorthEast
4 Lens	3.4 km	North
5 Noyelles-sous-Lens	3.7 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	118 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	177 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	230 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 77 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 Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 42 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 31.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Le bassin lensois - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 129 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 25 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

Nature

2.9 km2

3.7%

Agriculture

27.3 km2

34.8%

Urban area

43.2 km2

55%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Avion in country France

Avion 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	39 km	SouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	45 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	51 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	13 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Avion

Type of weather in Avion	clear sky
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.34 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam