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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9335,Lat: 50.398
Elevation	47 meter above sea level
Local time	3:09:26am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Drocourt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rouvroy	1.3 km	WestNorthWest
2 Bois-Bernard	2.5 km	SouthWest
3 Hénin-Beaumont	2.7 km	NorthEast
4 Billy-Montigny	2.8 km	NorthWest
5 Fouquières-lès-Lens	3.5 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	112 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	177 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	237 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 81 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 Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 28.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 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 agriculture.

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 123 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 21 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

43.1 km2

54.9%

Urban area

33.2 km2

42.2%

Infrastructure

2.3 km2

2.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Drocourt in country France

Drocourt 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	33 km	SouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	40 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	44 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	6.2 km	EastNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Drocourt

Type of weather in Drocourt	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.86 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	80 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam