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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.1856,Lat: 50.7947
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	17:44:40pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Name Commune	Menen

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Wevelgem	1.6 km	North
2 Rekkem	1.9 km	WestSouthWest
3 Dronkaard	3 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Ten Bulke	3.2 km	South
5 Aalbeke	3.6 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	82 km	East
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	212 km	NorthEast
3 Paris	France	225 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 51 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 (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 32.6 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 2.5 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 3.5 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 3%, low location: 97%, 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 92 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

42.7 km2

54.3%

Urban area

32.8 km2

41.7%

Infrastructure

2.7 km2

3.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lauwe in country Belgium

Lauwe at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	25 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	45 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	46 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bossen van de Vlaamse Ardennen en andere Zuidvlaamse bossen.	BE	13 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wevelgem

Type of weather in Wevelgem	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	08:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:53 Europe/Amsterdam