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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8417,Lat: 50.4553
Elevation	42 meter above sea level
Local time	4:26:36am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Vendin-le-Vieil

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Loison-sous-Lens	2 km	SouthEast
2 Lens	2.4 km	SouthWest
3 Annay	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
4 Loos-en-Gohelle	3.2 km	West
5 Bénifontaine	3.6 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	115 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	182 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	229 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 73 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 41.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 26.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Le bassin lensois - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 126 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 21 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.9 km2

1.1%

Nature

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

28.5 km2

36.3%

Urban area

42.4 km2

54%

Infrastructure

0.9 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vendin-le-Vieil in country France

Vendin-le-Vieil 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	42 km	SouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	42 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	50 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	12 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Loison-sous-Lens

Type of weather in Loison-sous-Lens	clear sky
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.84 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:14 Europe/Amsterdam