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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.1379,Lat: 50.9918
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	4:20:38am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Dunkerque
Name	Gravelines

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Grand-Fort-Philippe	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Saint-Folquin	2.1 km	SouthWest
3 Loon-Plage	5.7 km	East
4 Saint-Omer-Capelle	6.3 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Bourbourg	6.7 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	156 km	East
2 London	England	161 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	238 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Gravelines lies at the English Channel (direction West).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 9.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 30.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 43 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 164 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

1.1 km2

1.6%

Wet nature

5.7 km2

8.4%

Agriculture

42.7 km2

62.8%

Urban area

7.8 km2

11.5%

Infrastructure

10 km2

14.6%

Rock-Sand

0.7 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gravelines in country France

Gravelines at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	80 km	EastNorthEast
2 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	80 km	WestNorthWest
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	98 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Platier d'Oye	FR	3.6 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gravelines

Type of weather in Gravelines	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.37 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam