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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5356,Lat: 50.3987
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	5:18:48am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Bruay-sur-l'Escaut

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Beuvrages	2.6 km	WestSouthWest
2 Escautpont	2.7 km	NorthEast
3 Anzin	3 km	SouthWest
4 Saint-Saulve	3.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Raismes	4.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	76 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	193 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	205 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 101 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Étang du Vignoble (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 9.1 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.8 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 valenciennois, val d'Escaut - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 87 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.9 km2

25.3%

Nature

5.2 km2

6.6%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

17 km2

21.6%

Urban area

34.7 km2

44.2%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bruay-sur-l'Escaut in country France

Bruay-sur-l'Escaut at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	7.1 km	North
2 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	22 km	East
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	25 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	0.7 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bruay-sur-l'Escaut

Type of weather in Bruay-sur-l'Escaut	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:02 Europe/Amsterdam