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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9411,Lat: 50.2472
Elevation	61 meter above sea level
Local time	2:27:55am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Arras
Name	Vis-en-Artois

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Haucourt	0.9 km	East
2 Chérisy	2.5 km	WestSouthWest
3 Boiry-Notre-Dame	2.9 km	North
4 Guémappe	3.8 km	WestNorthWest
5 Fontaine-lès-Croisilles	4 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	120 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	161 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	239 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 90 km (direction West).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 37.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 39.6 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 55 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les grands plateaux artésiens et cambrésiens - Paysages des grands plateaux artésiens et cambrésiens

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 131 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 37 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

74.6 km2

94.9%

Urban area

2.4 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Vis-en-Artois in country France

Vis-en-Artois 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	22 km	EastSouthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	49 km	EastNorthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	51 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	20 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Vis-en-Artois
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rœux

Type of weather in Rœux	few clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1017 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	06:26 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:04 Europe/Amsterdam