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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.246,Lat: 50.6994
Elevation	71 meter above sea level
Local time	10:54:20am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Saint-Omer
Name	Helfaut

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wizernes	1.7 km	NorthWest
2 Heuringhem	2.6 km	EastSouthEast
3 Hallines	2.8 km	WestNorthWest
4 Blendecques	3.1 km	NorthEast
5 Inghem	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	149 km	East
2 London	England	179 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	205 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 33 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area 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 36.4 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mont Cassel with a height of 175 meter (at a distance of 19.9 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 29.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 42 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 98%, 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
Le val d'Aa - Paysages audomarois

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 159 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.7 km2

8.5%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

59.1 km2

75.2%

Urban area

11.6 km2

14.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Helfaut in country France

Helfaut at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	81 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	89 km	NorthEast
3 Amiens Cathedral	France	90 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, bois acides neutrocalcicoles, landes nord-atlantiques du plateau d'Helfaut et systme alluvial de la moyenne valle de l'Aa	FR	0.2 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Helfaut

Type of weather in Helfaut	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.88 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:19 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:16 Europe/Amsterdam