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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6515,Lat: 50.1816
Elevation	148 meter above sea level
Local time	18:24:03pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Name	Hecq

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Englefontaine	1.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Preux-au-Bois	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Robersart	3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Raucourt-au-Bois	3.2 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Poix-du-Nord	3.2 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	89 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	176 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	189 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 126 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 20.7 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 14.2 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Mormal - Paysages avesnois

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 99 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.6 km2

31.3%

Nature

4.4 km2

5.6%

Agriculture

44.7 km2

56.9%

Urban area

4.9 km2

6.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hecq in country France

Hecq at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	30 km	West
2 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	31 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	32 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Forts de Mormal et de Bois l'Evque, Bois de la Lanire et Plaine alluviale de la Sambre	FR	1.9 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Englefontaine

Type of weather in Englefontaine	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:08 Europe/Amsterdam