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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5186,Lat: 50.3167
Elevation	72 meter above sea level
Local time	20:45:10pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Famars

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes	1.7 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Maing	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Trith-Saint-Léger	2.5 km	NorthWest
4 Artres	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Quérénaing	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	83 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	184 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	203 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 109 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Étang du Vignoble (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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
Les ondulations hennuyères - Paysages hennuyers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.5 km2

0.6%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

49.3 km2

62.7%

Urban area

25.5 km2

32.5%

Infrastructure

2.3 km2

2.9%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Famars in country France

Famars at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	16 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	26 km	WestSouthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	26 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	9.2 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Famars

Type of weather in Famars	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.75 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	998 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	14 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:58 Europe/Amsterdam