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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6627,Lat: 50.2093
Elevation	141 meter above sea level
Local time	21:36:59pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Name	Raucourt-au-Bois

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Louvignies-Quesnoy	2.3 km	NorthWest
2 Jolimetz	2.3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Englefontaine	2.4 km	SouthWest
4 Potelle	2.8 km	North
5 Hecq	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	86 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	179 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	189 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 18.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 11 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 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
Mormal - Paysages avesnois

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 97 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

25.6 km2

32.6%

Nature

2.8 km2

3.5%

Agriculture

43.7 km2

55.6%

Urban area

5.6 km2

7.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Raucourt-au-Bois in country France

Raucourt-au-Bois at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	28 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	29 km	North
3 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	31 km	West

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	0.8 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Englefontaine

Type of weather in Englefontaine	clear sky
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.99 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:25 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:59 Europe/Amsterdam