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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3558,Lat: 50.5061
Elevation	29 meter above sea level
Local time	1:46:07am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Tournai
Name Commune	Brunehaut

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rumegies	1.8 km	South
2 Rongy	2.4 km	East
3 Lesdain	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
4 Petit Rumes	3.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Saméon	3.9 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	80 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	198 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	222 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 85 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 Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 0.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.2 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 91 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 20 km in WestNorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

6.8 km2

8.7%

Agriculture

63 km2

80.1%

Urban area

8.8 km2

11.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Howardries in country Belgium

Howardries at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	11 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	14 km	EastSouthEast
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	35 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bassin de l'Escaut en amont de Tournai	BE	4.9 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Rumegies

Type of weather in Rumegies	clear sky
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	05:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:30 Europe/Amsterdam