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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.6202,Lat: 50.8593
Elevation	17 meter above sea level
Local time	18:07:10pm
Name province/region (Région#Gewest#Region)Région	Vlaams Gewest
Wiki-website Province (Province#Provincie#Provinz)	West-Vlanderen
Name Arrondissement	Ieper
Name Commune	Poperinge

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Houtkerque	2.5 km	NorthWest
2 Sint-Jan-Ter-Biezen	3.2 km	East
3 Proven	4.3 km	NorthEast
4 De Klijte	4.4 km	EastNorthEast
5 Haringe	5.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	122 km	East
2 London	England	198 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	224 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 25 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely France.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 20.2 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mont Cassel with a height of 175 meter (at a distance of 11.9 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 0.7 km in NorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 12%, low location: 88%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 131 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

2.1%

Agriculture

74.8 km2

95.2%

Urban area

1.5 km2

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Watou in country Belgium

Watou at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	58 km	NorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	61 km	EastSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	79 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Westvlaams Heuvelland	BE	3.2 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Poperinge

Type of weather in Poperinge	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	8 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	08:15 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:55 Europe/Amsterdam