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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6411,Lat: 49.5669
Elevation	75 meter above sea level
Local time	23:27:00pm
Name province/region	Picardie
Name Subregion	Aisne
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Laon
Name	Laon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Chambry	2.7 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Athies-sous-Laon	2.9 km	East
3 Bruyères-et-Montbérault	5 km	SouthSouthEast
4 Aulnois-sous-Laon	5.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Vorges	5.4 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Paris	France	125 km	SouthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	151 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	179 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 157 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Oise, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Plan d'Eau de l'Ailette (1.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 58.2 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 81 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La plaine de grandes cultures -

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Charles de Gaulle International Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction WestSouthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.9 km2

21.5%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

46.8 km2

59.6%

Urban area

12.3 km2

15.7%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Laon in country France

Laon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims	France	45 km	SouthEast
2 Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars	France	59 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	74 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Collines du Laonnois oriental	FR	4.2 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Laon

Type of weather in Laon	few clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.91 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	06:27 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam