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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.2149,Lat: 50.3203
Elevation	128 meter above sea level
Local time	19:09:54pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Région wallone
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Thuin
Name Commune	Merbes-le-Château

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Labuissière	2.1 km	West
2 Sars-la-Buissière	2.2 km	North
3 Leers-et-Fosteau	2.8 km	SouthEast
4 Hantes-Wihéries	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Biercée	3.2 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	59 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	158 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	213 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 113 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lac de l'Eau d'Heure (2 km² at a distance of 16.3 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 4.8 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 6.8 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 67 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.2 km2

9.2%

Agriculture

62.7 km2

79.8%

Urban area

8.7 km2

11%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontaine-Valmont in country Belgium

Fontaine-Valmont at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	19 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	21 km	NorthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	30 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haute-Sambre en amont de Thuin	BE	0.3 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merbes-le-Château

Type of weather in Merbes-le-Château	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	-1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.39 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	08:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:51 Europe/Amsterdam