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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.2053,Lat: 50.4793
Elevation	39 meter above sea level
Local time	20:26:20pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Douai
Name	Auchy-lez-Orchies

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Orchies	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
2 Coutiches	2.9 km	South
3 Nomain	3.7 km	NorthEast
4 Cappelle-en-Pévèle	4.2 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Bersée	4.9 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	91 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	192 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	230 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 82 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 17.8 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 7.9 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
La Pévèle - Paysages de Pévéle et de la plaine de la Scarpe

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 102 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 13 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.1 km2

2.7%

Agriculture

70.1 km2

89.2%

Urban area

6.2 km2

7.8%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Auchy-lez-Orchies in country France

Auchy-lez-Orchies at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	19 km	NorthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	24 km	East
3 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	34 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Bois de Flines-les-Raches et systme alluvial du courant des Vanneaux	FR	5.9 km	SouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orchies

Type of weather in Orchies	light rain
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.63 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam