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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9421,Lat: 50.4538
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	22:58:58pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Courrières

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montigny-en-Gohelle	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Harnes	2.7 km	West
3 Fouquières-lès-Lens	3.6 km	SouthWest
4 Estevelles	3.6 km	NorthWest
5 Carvin	3.9 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	109 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	184 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	235 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 76 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 34.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Le bassin lensois - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 120 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 16 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

2.1%

Nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

29 km2

36.9%

Urban area

43.2 km2

55%

Infrastructure

2.5 km2

3.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Courrières in country France

Courrières at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	36 km	EastNorthEast
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	37 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	43 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	5.6 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Courrières

Type of weather in Courrières	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 2 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:15 Europe/Amsterdam