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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.2987,Lat: 48.7044
Elevation	228 meter above sea level
Local time	10:19:56am
Name province/region	Lorraine
Name Subregion	Meuse
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bar-le-Duc
Name	Velaines

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nançois-sur-Ornain	1 km	North
2 Tronville-en-Barrois	2 km	NorthWest
3 Ligny-en-Barrois	2.6 km	SouthEast
4 Guerpont	4.1 km	NorthWest
5 Silmont	5 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	117 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	220 km	West
3 Brussel	Belgium	248 km	NorthNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 304 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Marne, part of the larger catchment area Seine. The nearest bigger lake is Étang le Grand Morinval (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 26.7 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 89.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 125 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 0%, hill: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Le plateau Barrois et Argonnais - Les régions paysagères des plateaux calcaires

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 122 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39.9 km2

50.8%

Nature

1.7 km2

2.2%

Agriculture

32.8 km2

41.7%

Urban area

4.2 km2

5.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Velaines in country France

Velaines at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy	France	65 km	East
2 Champagne Hillsides, Houses and Cellars	France	108 km	WestNorthWest
3 Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims	France	111 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Carrires du Perthois : gtes chauves-souris	FR	15 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Velaines

Type of weather in Velaines	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	7.36 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 28 April 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:48 Europe/Amsterdam