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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.6946,Lat: 50.4569
Elevation	92 meter above sea level
Local time	9:15:37am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Namur
Name Arrondissement	Namur
Name Commune	Jemeppe-sur-Sambre

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mornimont	0.6 km	EastSouthEast
2 Moustier	1.1 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Ham-sur-Sambre	2 km	SouthWest
4 Jemeppe	2.1 km	WestNorthWest
5 Soye	2.7 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	50 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	139 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	214 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 104 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 33.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 33.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 47 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 98%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Condroz

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 52 km and direction NorthNorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (at a distance of 17 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.4 km2

15.7%

Agriculture

41.2 km2

52.5%

Urban area

25 km2

31.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontenelle in country Belgium

Fontenelle 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	40 km	West
2 Stoclet House	Belgium	46 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels)	Belgium	48 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Sambre en aval de la confluence avec l'Orneau	BE	0.5 km	NorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sambreville

Type of weather in Sambreville	broken clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	05:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:23 Europe/Amsterdam