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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.6677,Lat: 50.783
Elevation	64 meter above sea level
Local time	1:41:09am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Name	Wacquinghen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Maninghen-Henne	1.7 km	South
2 Offrethun	1.8 km	East
3 Beuvrequen	2.2 km	North
4 Pittefaux	2.8 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Wimille	3.7 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	138 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	189 km	East
3 Paris	France	220 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Bassin de Mardyck (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 50 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 66 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 92 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 11%, low location: 89%, 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
Le bocage Boulonnais - Paysages boulonnais

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 137 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.6%

Nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Wet nature

2.3 km2

2.9%

Agriculture

65 km2

82.9%

Urban area

5.8 km2

7.4%

Rock-Sand

1.6 km2

2.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wacquinghen in country France

Wacquinghen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	69 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Amiens Cathedral	France	109 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	119 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Falaises et dunes de Wimereux, estuaire de la Slack, Garennes et Communaux d'Ambleteuse-Audresselles	FR	3.1 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wimille

Type of weather in Wimille	few clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.58 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1027 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	15 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	06:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:24 Europe/Amsterdam