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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.2986,Lat: 51.0149
Elevation	2 meter above sea level
Local time	20:01:54pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Dunkerque
Name	Grande-Synthe

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Armbouts-Cappel	3.1 km	SouthEast
2 Dunkerque	3.4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Cappelle-la-Grande	4.4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Spycker	5.3 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Loon-Plage	6.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	146 km	EastSouthEast
2 London	England	171 km	WestNorthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	235 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction North).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 2.5 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 19.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 98%, low location: 2%, The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Le port industriel - Paysages des dunes de la mer du Nord

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 154 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.6 km2

2.1%

Wet nature

3.1 km2

Agriculture

25.1 km2

32.8%

Urban area

32.9 km2

42.9%

Infrastructure

6.6 km2

8.6%

Rock-Sand

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

4.3 km2

5.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grande-Synthe in country France

Grande-Synthe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	68 km	EastNorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	89 km	SouthEast
3 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	90 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bancs des Flandres	FR	3.8 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Grande-Synthe
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Grande-Synthe

Type of weather in Grande-Synthe	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.07 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	14 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam