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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.0172,Lat: 50.4166
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	4:38:55am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Courcelles-lès-Lens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Noyelles-Godault	1.9 km	West
2 Auby	2.4 km	EastSouthEast
3 Évin-Malmaison	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Dourges	2.8 km	NorthWest
5 Flers-en-Escrebieux	2.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	106 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	181 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	240 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 82 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 28.7 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 22.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 32 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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
Le bassin douaisien - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 117 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 17 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.2 km2

2.9%

Nature

0.8 km2

Agriculture

37.6 km2

47.9%

Urban area

33.6 km2

42.8%

Infrastructure

3 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Courcelles-lès-Lens in country France

Courcelles-lès-Lens 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	31 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	34 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	38 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	1.2 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Courcelles-lès-Lens

Type of weather in Courcelles-lès-Lens	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam