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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8622,Lat: 50.4433
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	17:53:28pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Loison-sous-Lens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Noyelles-sous-Lens	2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Vendin-le-Vieil	2 km	NorthWest
3 Sallaumines	2.4 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Annay	2.5 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Harnes	3.1 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	114 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	181 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	230 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 75 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 39.9 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 27.9 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Le bassin lensois - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 125 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 21 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.8%

Nature

2.7 km2

3.4%

Agriculture

22.7 km2

28.8%

Urban area

48.1 km2

61.2%

Infrastructure

1.2 km2

1.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Loison-sous-Lens in country France

Loison-sous-Lens at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	40 km	SouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	41 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	49 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	11 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Loison-sous-Lens

Type of weather in Loison-sous-Lens	broken clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	48 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:17 Europe/Amsterdam