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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9877,Lat: 50.4328
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	16:55:29pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Dourges

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Noyelles-Godault	1.7 km	South
2 Courcelles-lès-Lens	2.8 km	SouthEast
3 Hénin-Beaumont	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Évin-Malmaison	3.2 km	East
5 Oignies	3.5 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	107 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	182 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	239 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 79 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 30.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 23.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 33 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 urban.

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 118 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 16 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.3 km2

2.9%

Agriculture

34.9 km2

44.4%

Urban area

37.4 km2

47.6%

Infrastructure

3.1 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Dourges in country France

Dourges 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	34 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	34 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	40 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	1.6 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Dourges

Type of weather in Dourges	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	51 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam