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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6081,Lat: 50.1895
Elevation	133 meter above sea level
Local time	17:23:19pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Name	Poix-du-Nord

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Neuville-en-Avesnois	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Salesches	2.1 km	NorthWest
3 Vendegies-au-Bois	2.4 km	WestSouthWest
4 Englefontaine	2.5 km	East
5 Hecq	3.2 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	90 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	176 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	192 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 124 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Étang du Vignoble (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.5 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 14.6 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 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
Les ondulations hennuyères - Paysages hennuyers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 101 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.4 km2

6.9%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.1%

Agriculture

65.7 km2

83.7%

Urban area

6.5 km2

8.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Poix-du-Nord in country France

Poix-du-Nord 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	27 km	West
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	31 km	North
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	32 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Forts de Mormal et de Bois l'Evque, Bois de la Lanire et Plaine alluviale de la Sambre	FR	4.5 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Poix-du-Nord

Type of weather in Poix-du-Nord	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	23 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.8 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1002 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam