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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6834,Lat: 50.4346
Elevation	24 meter above sea level
Local time	1:26:50am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mons
Name Commune	Hensies

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montroeul-sur-Haine	1.7 km	East
2 La Croix	1.8 km	EastSouthEast
3 Saint-Aybert	2.6 km	NorthWest
4 Crespin	2.7 km	SouthWest
5 Quiévrain	3.3 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	66 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	198 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	202 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 100 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Marais d'Harchies (0.9 km² at a distance of 1.9 km in Northern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 1 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1.4 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, 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
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 77 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.7 km2

3.5%

Nature

6.8 km2

8.7%

Wet nature

1.3 km2

1.7%

Agriculture

53.5 km2

68.1%

Urban area

11.4 km2

14.5%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Water - Lakes

2.4 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hensies in country Belgium

Hensies at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	10 km	WestNorthWest
2 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	11 km	East
3 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	21 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Haine en aval de Mons	BE	0.5 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hensies

Type of weather in Hensies	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	05:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:29 Europe/Amsterdam