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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.6451,Lat: 50.5307
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	5:19:20am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Béthune
Name	Béthune

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Essars	1.9 km	NorthEast
2 Annezin	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
3 Beuvry	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
4 Fouquereuil	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
5 Verquigneul	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	126 km	East
2 Paris	France	188 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	212 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 60 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 52.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 23.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La plaine de la Lys habitée - Paysages de la plaine de la Lys

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 136 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.7%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

46.6 km2

59.3%

Urban area

27.8 km2

35.4%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Béthune in country France

Béthune at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	53 km	East
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	58 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	64 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Westvlaams Heuvelland	BE	25 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Béthune

Type of weather in Béthune	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 42 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:07 Europe/Amsterdam