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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.304,Lat: 50.5737
Elevation	46 meter above sea level
Local time	19:56:53pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Tournai
Name Commune	Tournai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Froidmont	1.8 km	EastNorthEast
2 Rumes	2.2 km	South
3 Le Sentier	2.5 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Croisette	2.8 km	South
5 Wannehain	2.8 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	80 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	204 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	229 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 76 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Étang d'Amaury (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.6 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 1.5 km in WestNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 2.1 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 91 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 15 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1 km2

1.3%

Agriculture

65.5 km2

83.3%

Urban area

11.2 km2

14.2%

Infrastructure

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Esplechin in country Belgium

Esplechin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	7 km	EastNorthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	21 km	SouthEast
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	41 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bassin de l'Escaut en amont de Tournai	BE	8.4 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rumes

Type of weather in Rumes	clear sky
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam