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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.639,Lat: 50.19
Elevation	250 meter above sea level
Local time	18:51:01pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Région wallone
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Namur
Name Arrondissement	Philippeville
Name Commune	Philippeville

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Villers-le-Gambon	2.2 km	West
2 Merlemont	3 km	SouthWest
3 Lautène	3.1 km	EastNorthEast
4 Vodecée	3.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Sart-en-Fagne	3.8 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	76 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	125 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	224 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 132 km (direction North).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 16.7 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 22%, hill: 78%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Famenne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 80 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

30.6 km2

39%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

42 km2

53.5%

Urban area

4.7 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Franchimont in country Belgium

Franchimont 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	48 km	NorthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	54 km	NorthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	63 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Chinelle	BE	0.3 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Philippeville

Type of weather in Philippeville	broken clouds
Current temperature:	-2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 45 minutes
Sunrise :	08:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:50 Europe/Amsterdam