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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.481,Lat: 50.054
Elevation	206 meter above sea level
Local time	2:59:08am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Namur
Name Arrondissement	Philippeville
Name Commune	Couvin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Couvin	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Pesche	2.1 km	SouthWest
3 Boussu-en-Fagne	2.5 km	North
4 Frasnes	3.2 km	NorthEast
5 Dailly	3.3 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	89 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	128 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	206 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 144 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 is Lac de Virelles (0.7 km² at a distance of 9 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 33%, hill: 67%, 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
Ardennen

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

28.4 km2

36.1%

Agriculture

40.3 km2

51.4%

Urban area

9.1 km2

11.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Grand Lu in country Belgium

Grand Lu 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	53 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	55 km	NorthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	62 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de l'Eau Blanche entre Aublain et Mariembourg	BE	1.6 km	NorthNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Couvin

Type of weather in Couvin	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.98 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	05:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:24 Europe/Amsterdam