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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.1095,Lat: 50.9964
Elevation	4 meter above sea level
Local time	18:18:27pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Dunkerque
Name	Grand-Fort-Philippe

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gravelines	2.1 km	EastSouthEast
2 Saint-Folquin	2.1 km	South
3 Oye-Plage	5.3 km	WestSouthWest
4 Saint-Omer-Capelle	6.4 km	South
5 Loon-Plage	7.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	159 km	East
2 London	England	159 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	239 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Grand-Fort-Philippe lies at the English Channel (direction EastNorthEast).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 11.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 32.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 99%, low location: 1%, 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
Le littoral dunaire de la mer du Nord - Paysages des dunes de la mer du Nord

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 162 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

2 km2

3.2%

Wet nature

7.7 km2

12.4%

Agriculture

36.8 km2

59.4%

Urban area

8.2 km2

13.1%

Infrastructure

6.6 km2

10.6%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grand-Fort-Philippe in country France

Grand-Fort-Philippe 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	78 km	WestNorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	82 km	East
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	100 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Platier d'Oye	FR	1.6 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grand-Fort-Philippe

Type of weather in Grand-Fort-Philippe	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.92 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:11 Europe/Amsterdam