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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.334,Lat: 50.0649
Elevation	227 meter above sea level
Local time	23:06:21pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Thuin
Name Commune	Chimay

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vaulx	2.2 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chimay	2.2 km	SouthWest
3 Lompret	3.3 km	East
4 Saint-Remy	3.5 km	SouthWest
5 Robechies	4.1 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	87 km	North
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	138 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	199 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 142 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Meuse. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Virelles (0.7 km² at a distance of 0.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 7.4 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.4 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 3%, hill: 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
Famenne

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 94 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

24.8 km2

31.5%

Wet nature

0.3 km2

0.4%

Agriculture

46.8 km2

59.5%

Urban area

6 km2

7.7%

Water - Lakes

0.7 km2

0.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Virelles in country Belgium

Virelles 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	48 km	NorthNorthWest
2 The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut)	Belgium	48 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	54 km	NorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de l'Eau Blanche à Virelles	BE	0.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chimay

Type of weather in Chimay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.38 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:22 Europe/Amsterdam