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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.67,Lat: 50.5681
Elevation	18 meter above sea level
Local time	2:13:29am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Béthune
Name	Locon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Essars	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
2 La Couture	3.3 km	EastNorthEast
3 Hinges	3.6 km	West
4 Béthune	4.5 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Annezin	5 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	123 km	East
2 Paris	France	192 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	212 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 57 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 (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 47.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 19.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 27 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
La plaine de la Lys habitée - Paysages de la plaine de la Lys

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 133 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.1 km2

1.4%

Nature

0.2 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

65.7 km2

83.7%

Urban area

11.5 km2

14.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Locon in country France

Locon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	51 km	East
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	59 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	63 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Westvlaams Heuvelland	BE	20 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Locon

Type of weather in Locon	few clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 56 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam