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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.7135,Lat: 50.9178
Elevation	85 meter above sea level
Local time	17:46:34pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Calais
Name	Escalles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hervelinghen	4 km	South
2 Peuplingues	4.1 km	East
3 Wissant	5.2 km	SouthWest
4 Sangatte	5.2 km	NorthEast
5 Bonningues-lès-Calais	5.3 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	135 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	186 km	East
3 Paris	France	234 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Escalles lies at the English Channel (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Bassin de Mardyck (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 40.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 61.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 86 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, 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 sites des Caps - Paysages des falaises d'Opale

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 136 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.7%

Nature

3.7 km2

7.2%

Wet nature

6.6 km2

12.6%

Agriculture

39.2 km2

75.5%

Urban area

1.2 km2

2.3%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.4%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.7%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Escalles in country France

Escalles at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	111 km	East
3 Amiens Cathedral	France	121 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Falaises et pelouses du Cap Blanc Nez, du Mont d'Hubert, des Noires Mottes, du Fond de la Forge et du Mont de Couple	FR	0.4 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sangatte

Type of weather in Sangatte	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.11 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:17 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:22 Europe/Amsterdam