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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.5779,Lat: 50.3539
Elevation	212 meter above sea level
Local time	7:52:59am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Charleroi
Name Commune	Gerpinnes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Villers-Poterie	2.2 km	West
2 Quartier des Nations	2.2 km	NorthWest
3 Fromiée	2.4 km	South
4 Noéchamps	2.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Sart-Eustache	2.9 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	57 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	138 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	226 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 113 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 19.8 km in SouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 27 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 38 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 42%, hill: 58%, The hills are mainly northern 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 61 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

22.2 km2

28.2%

Agriculture

43 km2

54.7%

Urban area

13 km2

16.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Gougnies in country Belgium

Gougnies 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	34 km	WestNorthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	43 km	WestNorthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	53 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée du Ruisseau d'Acoz	BE	3.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Gougnies
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	Bings maps
	Mapquest
	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gerpinnes

Type of weather in Gerpinnes	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.09 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	15 hour and 22 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:19 Europe/Amsterdam