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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.0922,Lat: 50.5457
Elevation	103 meter above sea level
Local time	16:46:06pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	Soignies

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Naast	1.1 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Sirieu	3.1 km	SouthWest
3 Rouges Terres	3.3 km	South
4 Soignies	4 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Thieusies	4.6 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	38 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	179 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	211 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 88 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 29.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 21.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 48 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.2 km2

4.1%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

59.2 km2

75.4%

Urban area

12.3 km2

15.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Haute Folie in country Belgium

La Haute Folie 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	7.9 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	15 km	SouthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	22 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de l'Aubrecheuil	BE	5.7 km	WestSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement of Soignies

Type of weather in Arrondissement of Soignies	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 38 minutes
Sunrise :	05:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:29 Europe/Amsterdam