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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4875,Lat: 50.6673
Elevation	46 meter above sea level
Local time	17:28:51pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Région wallone
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Tournai
Name Commune	Celles
Other place with same name 1	Velaines Lorraine - Meuse

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Popuelles	2.3 km	EastSouthEast
2 Melles	2.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Quartes	2.7 km	SouthEast
4 Mantou	3.2 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Mourcourt	3.4 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	64 km	EastNorthEast
2 Amsterdam	Netherlands	214 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Paris	France	219 km	SouthSouthWest

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 22.7 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 14.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 21 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, 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
Leemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 75 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.6%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

73.6 km2

93.6%

Urban area

2.6 km2

3.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Velaines in country Belgium

Velaines at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	9.7 km	SouthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	23 km	South
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	36 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bassin de l'Escaut en amont de Tournai	BE	7.8 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Celles

Type of weather in Celles	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	995 mb
Humidity:	90 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	08:11 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:52 Europe/Amsterdam