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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.2157,Lat: 50.8359
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	2:01:09am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Dunkerque
Name	Watten

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Holque	2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Millam	3.1 km	NorthEast
3 Ruminghem	4.7 km	NorthWest
4 Serques	4.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Houlle	5.2 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	150 km	East
2 London	England	171 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	221 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 18 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 21.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mont Cassel with a height of 175 meter (at a distance of 19 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 27 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 47%, low location: 53%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Les marais Audomarois - Paysages audomarois

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 160 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.5 km2

15.9%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Wet nature

0.9 km2

1.2%

Agriculture

62.3 km2

79.3%

Urban area

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Watten in country France

Watten at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	82 km	EastNorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	87 km	EastSouthEast
3 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	93 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Prairies, marais tourbeux, forts et bois de la cuvette audomaroise et de ses versants	FR	1.2 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Watten
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Watten

Type of weather in Watten	clear sky
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.81 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1013 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	15 hour and 8 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam