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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.164,Lat: 50.1485
Elevation	53 meter above sea level
Local time	10:03:26am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cambrai
Name	Cantaing-sur-Escaut

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Noyelles-sur-Escaut	1.7 km	SouthEast
2 Fontaine-Notre-Dame	2.1 km	North
3 Anneux	2.9 km	WestNorthWest
4 Proville	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 Marcoing	3.2 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	115 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	157 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	221 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 106 km (direction West).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 31.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 41 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 57 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les grands plateaux artésiens et cambrésiens - Paysages des grands plateaux artésiens et cambrésiens

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 126 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.8 km2

7.3%

Nature

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

60.4 km2

76.9%

Urban area

11.5 km2

14.7%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cantaing-sur-Escaut in country France

Cantaing-sur-Escaut 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	5.6 km	EastNorthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	44 km	NorthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	53 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	26 km	NorthNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fontaine-Notre-Dame

Type of weather in Fontaine-Notre-Dame	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.33 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:24 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam