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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.6594,Lat: 50.5447
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	4:50:30am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Béthune
Name	Essars

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Béthune	1.9 km	SouthWest
2 Beuvry	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Locon	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Annezin	3 km	West
5 Hinges	3.6 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	124 km	East
2 Paris	France	190 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	213 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 59 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 50.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 22 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 31 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 agriculture.

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

Name
La plaine de la Lys habitée - Paysages de la plaine de la Lys

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 135 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.8 km2

2.3%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

51 km2

65%

Urban area

24 km2

30.6%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Essars in country France

Essars at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	52 km	East
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	58 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	64 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Westvlaams Heuvelland	BE	23 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Essars

Type of weather in Essars	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.64 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 9 minutes
Sunrise :	06:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam