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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.9659,Lat: 49.6895
Elevation	183 meter above sea level
Local time	9:02:49am
Name province/region	Champagne-Ardenne
Name Subregion	Ardennes
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Sedan
Name	Balan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bazeilles	1.5 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Wadelincourt	2.1 km	West
3 Daigny	2.5 km	NorthEast
4 Noyers-Pont-Maugis	2.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Sedan	3.3 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	84 km	East
2 Brussel	Belgium	136 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Paris	France	214 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 192 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Bairon (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.1 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 58%, hill: 42%, The hills are mainly western 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
La dépression Ardennaise -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 90 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

14.4 km2

18.3%

Agriculture

49.3 km2

62.8%

Urban area

13.8 km2

17.5%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Balan in country France

Balan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims	France	83 km	WestSouthWest
2 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	85 km	East
3 Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars	France	101 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Confluence des valles de la Meuse et de la Chiers	FR	3.9 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Balan

Type of weather in Balan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.98 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1000 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam