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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.3197,Lat: 50.4378
Elevation	181 meter above sea level
Local time	0:39:47am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Charleroi
Name Commune	Fontaine-l'Évêque

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Piéton	1.7 km	West
2 Souvret	2.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Fontaine-l'Évêque	2.9 km	South
4 Trazegnies	3 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Goutroux	3.9 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	46 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	159 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	219 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 101 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 24.4 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 19.8 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 28 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly eastern 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 53 km and direction NorthNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (at a distance of 9.8 km in Eastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5.1 km2

6.5%

Nature

2 km2

2.5%

Agriculture

38.6 km2

49.2%

Urban area

29.9 km2

38%

Infrastructure

1.3 km2

1.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Forchies-la-Marche in country Belgium

Forchies-la-Marche 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	14 km	WestNorthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	24 km	West
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	34 km	West

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Haute-Sambre en aval de Thuin	BE	0.5 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Belle Fontaine

Type of weather in Belle Fontaine	broken clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.6 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	05:50 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam