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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8872,Lat: 50.5861
Elevation	37 meter above sea level
Local time	17:55:28pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lille
Name	Fournes-en-Weppes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Herlies	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
2 Wicres	2.4 km	SouthWest
3 Beaucamps-Ligny	2.9 km	NorthEast
4 Sainghin-en-Weppes	3.1 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Le Maisnil	3.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	107 km	East
2 Paris	France	197 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	226 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 61 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 43.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les campagnes urbaines nord et ouest - Paysages métropolitains

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 14 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.3 km2

0.4%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

66.9 km2

85.3%

Urban area

10.3 km2

13.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fournes-en-Weppes in country France

Fournes-en-Weppes at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	36 km	East
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	49 km	EastSouthEast
3 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	52 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Lys	BE	14 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fournes-en-Weppes

Type of weather in Fournes-en-Weppes	broken clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	50 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:05 Europe/Amsterdam