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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.746,Lat: 49.0993
Elevation	271 meter above sea level
Local time	2:37:03am
Name province/region	Lorraine
Name Subregion	Moselle
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Name	Macheren

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lachambre	2 km	South
2 Saint-Avold	2.9 km	NorthWest
3 Altviller	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Valmont	3.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Guenviller	4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	73 km	NorthWest
2 Bern	Switzerland	245 km	South
3 Brussel	Belgium	259 km	NorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 308 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Moselle, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Diefenbach (0.6 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 10.4 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-German border with a straight distance of 7.2 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le bassin houiller du Warndt et sa proche couronne - Les régions paysagères des pôles de développement

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 70 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saarbrücken Airport (at a distance of 29 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.5 km2

36.2%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

33.8 km2

43%

Urban area

14.1 km2

17.9%

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Macheren in country France

Macheren at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	18 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy	France	61 km	SouthWest
3 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	72 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Mines du Warndt	FR	2.9 km	West

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Macheren

Type of weather in Macheren	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 53 minutes
Sunrise :	06:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:56 Europe/Amsterdam