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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.6115,Lat: 50.7726
Elevation	39 meter above sea level
Local time	16:52:27pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Name	Wimereux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wimille	1.2 km	SouthEast
2 Ambleteuse	3.9 km	North
3 Maninghen-Henne	4 km	EastSouthEast
4 Wacquinghen	4.1 km	East
5 Boulogne-sur-Mer	5.2 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	135 km	NorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	193 km	East
3 Paris	France	219 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Wimereux lies at the English Channel (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 54 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 70.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 98 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 8%, low location: 92%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 littoral des falaises d'Opale - Paysages des falaises d'Opale

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 133 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.8 km2

1.5%

Nature

1.6 km2

3.1%

Wet nature

5.7 km2

11.1%

Agriculture

33.4 km2

64.6%

Urban area

7.9 km2

15.2%

Rock-Sand

1.7 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wimereux in country France

Wimereux 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	68 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Amiens Cathedral	France	109 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	123 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	0.6 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wimereux

Type of weather in Wimereux	light rain
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	06:21 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:18 Europe/Amsterdam