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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9987,Lat: 50.4633
Elevation	28 meter above sea level
Local time	6:34:51am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Oignies

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ostricourt	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Libercourt	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Dourges	3.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Évin-Malmaison	3.6 km	SouthEast
5 Wahagnies	3.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	105 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	186 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	238 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 77 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 30.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 21.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southwestern 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
Le bassin douaisien - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 116 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 13 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.4 km2

10.7%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

33.5 km2

42.7%

Urban area

32.5 km2

41.4%

Infrastructure

2.7 km2

3.5%

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Oignies in country France

Oignies at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	32 km	EastNorthEast
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	36 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	39 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	4 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oignies

Type of weather in Oignies	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	72 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 52 minutes
Sunrise :	06:18 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:10 Europe/Amsterdam