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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.7911,Lat: 50.5406
Elevation	25 meter above sea level
Local time	18:17:13pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Béthune
Name	Violaines

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 La Bassée	1.4 km	EastSouthEast
2 Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
3 Auchy-les-Mines	3.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Lorgies	3.2 km	North
5 Haisnes	3.6 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	115 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	191 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	221 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 63 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 47.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les campagnes urbaines nord et ouest - Paysages métropolitains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 126 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.9 km2

2.4%

Nature

2.1 km2

2.6%

Wet nature

0.2 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

57.9 km2

73.7%

Urban area

15.8 km2

20.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Violaines in country France

Violaines at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	43 km	East
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	51 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	54 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Les "Cinq Tailles"	FR	19 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Violaines

Type of weather in Violaines	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	49 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 5 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam