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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6506,Lat: 50.475
Elevation	20 meter above sea level
Local time	15:53:29pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Ath
Name Commune	Bernissart

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Préau	1.1 km	EastNorthEast
2 Blaton	3 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Harchies	3.1 km	East
4 Saint-Aybert	3.1 km	South
5 Thivencelle	3.6 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	65 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	202 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	204 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 96 km (direction NorthNorthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Marais d'Harchies (0.9 km² at a distance of 2.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 1.1 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.6 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 76 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

16.3 km2

20.8%

Nature

5.9 km2

7.5%

Wet nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

35.6 km2

45.3%

Urban area

14.7 km2

18.7%

Water - Lakes

4 km2

5.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bernissart in country Belgium

Bernissart at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	7.5 km	West
2 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	14 km	EastSouthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	24 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Haine en aval de Mons	BE	0.9 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bernissart

Type of weather in Bernissart	broken clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	05:49 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:34 Europe/Amsterdam