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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.6802,Lat: 50.7103
Elevation	57 meter above sea level
Local time	20:21:41pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Name	Baincthun

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Capelle-lès-Boulogne	3 km	NorthEast
2 Echinghen	3 km	West
3 Saint-Martin-Boulogne	3.5 km	NorthWest
4 Saint-Léonard	4.2 km	WestSouthWest
5 Isques	4.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	142 km	NorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	189 km	East
3 Paris	France	212 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named 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 54.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 66.6 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 93 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 bocage Boulonnais - Paysages boulonnais

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 140 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.1 km2

23.1%

Nature

1.6 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

45.9 km2

58.6%

Urban area

11.4 km2

14.6%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Baincthun in country France

Baincthun at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	76 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Amiens Cathedral	France	101 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	121 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Forts de Desvres et de Boulogne et bocage prairial humide du Bas-Boulonnais	FR	1.6 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Baincthun

Type of weather in Baincthun	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam