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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4545,Lat: 50.3531
Elevation	51 meter above sea level
Local time	21:53:10pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Hérin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oisy	1.4 km	NorthWest
2 La Sentinelle	1.9 km	EastSouthEast
3 Aubry-du-Hainaut	2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Rouvignies	2.1 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Bellaing	2.7 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	84 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	186 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	209 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 103 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 2.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 14.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Le bassin valenciennois, val d'Escaut - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 95 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.3 km2

4.2%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

35.1 km2

44.7%

Urban area

36.1 km2

45.9%

Infrastructure

2.4 km2

Water - Lakes

1.1 km2

1.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hérin in country France

Hérin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	14 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	25 km	SouthWest
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	29 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	4.2 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hérin

Type of weather in Hérin	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.51 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 4 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam