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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.0628,Lat: 50.4356
Elevation	25 meter above sea level
Local time	6:44:52am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Leforest

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Raimbeaucourt	1.8 km	East
2 Évin-Malmaison	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Moncheaux	2.3 km	NorthEast
4 Auby	2.6 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Roost-Warendin	2.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	102 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	184 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	238 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 81 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 25.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. 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 bassin douaisien - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 113 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 14 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.9 km2

11.4%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

38.6 km2

49.2%

Urban area

26.3 km2

33.6%

Infrastructure

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Leforest in country France

Leforest at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	30 km	NorthEast
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	31 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	34 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	3.6 km	SouthSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leforest

Type of weather in Leforest	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam