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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.9929,Lat: 50.5146
Elevation	92 meter above sea level
Local time	5:02:44am
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Soignies
Name Commune	Soignies

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Casteau	1.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Hameau d'en-Haut	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Saint-Denis	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
4 La Saisinne	3.2 km	EastNorthEast
5 La Gage	3.3 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	45 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	183 km	SouthEast
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	216 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 92 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 22 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 17.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern 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 55 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

12 km2

15.3%

Nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

44.2 km2

56.2%

Urban area

18.2 km2

23.2%

Infrastructure

0.2 km2

0.3%

Water - Lakes

2 km2

2.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Bruyères in country Belgium

Les Bruyères at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	9.4 km	South
2 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	11 km	EastSouthEast
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	14 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de l'Aubrecheuil	BE	0.5 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Masnuy-Saint-Jean

Type of weather in Masnuy-Saint-Jean	light rain
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	05:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam