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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4866,Lat: 50.5904
Elevation	52 meter above sea level
Local time	16:37:18pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Tournai
Name Commune	Tournai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ramecroix	1.1 km	NorthWest
2 Vezon	2.6 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Hameau de Liberchies	2.6 km	NorthEast
4 Fontenoy	2.7 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Havinnes	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	67 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	211 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	218 km	SouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 82 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 14.4 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 6.4 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 99%, 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 78 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

5 km2

6.4%

Nature

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

50.2 km2

63.9%

Urban area

13.2 km2

16.8%

Infrastructure

0.7 km2

0.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gaurain in country Belgium

Gaurain at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	7.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	15 km	South
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	30 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bassin de l'Escaut en amont de Tournai	BE	2.9 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Antoing

Type of weather in Antoing	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	19 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.01 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 36 minutes
Sunrise :	05:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam