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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3489,Lat: 50.6039
Elevation	39 meter above sea level
Local time	23:32:13pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Tournai
Name Commune	Tournai

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Froyennes	1.9 km	North
2 Marquain	1.9 km	WestNorthWest
3 Tournai	2.7 km	East
4 Ere	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Froidmont	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	76 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	208 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	224 km	NorthNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 75 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 Étang d'Amaury (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20.5 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 5 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 7 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 87 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 19 km in Western direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

50.7 km2

64.7%

Urban area

25.7 km2

32.8%

Infrastructure

1.2 km2

1.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Orcq in country Belgium

Orcq at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	2.9 km	East
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	21 km	SouthEast
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	39 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bassin de l'Escaut en amont de Tournai	BE	4.3 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Tournai

Type of weather in Tournai	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.12 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1022 mb
Humidity:	76 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	15 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam