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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.8579,Lat: 50.5289
Elevation	70 meter above sea level
Local time	4:07:49am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mons
Name Commune	Jurbise

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Erbaut	1.9 km	East
2 Culot	1.9 km	South
3 Erbisoeul	3.2 km	EastSouthEast
4 Bailles à Bauffe	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Jurbise	3.8 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	50 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	192 km	SouthEast
3 Paris	France	217 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 89 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 (0.5 km² at a distance of 13.9 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 16 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 22 km.
Elevation around place: 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 61 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12.5 km2

15.9%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.5%

Agriculture

50 km2

63.6%

Urban area

11.8 km2

15%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Herchies in country Belgium

Herchies at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	11 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	14 km	SouthSouthEast
3 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	21 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Haine en aval de Mons	BE	3.1 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hainaut Province

Type of weather in Hainaut Province	mist
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	05:48 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:34 Europe/Amsterdam