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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.8739,Lat: 50.9506
Elevation	3 meter above sea level
Local time	9:01:13am
Name province/region (Région)	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Calais
Name	Calais

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Coulogne	3 km	South
2 Coquelles	4.3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Marck	4.6 km	East
4 Nielles-lès-Calais	4.9 km	SouthWest
5 Hames-Boucres	4.9 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	144 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	175 km	East
3 Paris	France	235 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is very close with only a distance of around 2 km (direction NorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Bassin de Mardyck (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 28.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 49.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 69 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 100%, low location: 0%, The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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

Name
Le littoral dunaire de la mer du Nord - Paysages des dunes de la mer du Nord

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 146 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.5 km2

0.8%

Nature

1.5 km2

2.2%

Wet nature

7 km2

10.2%

Agriculture

24.8 km2

36.4%

Urban area

27.5 km2

40.3%

Infrastructure

5.8 km2

8.5%

Rock-Sand

0.3 km2

0.4%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Calais in country France

Calais at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	66 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	99 km	East
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	114 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Falaises et pelouses du Cap Blanc Nez, du Mont d'Hubert, des Noires Mottes, du Fond de la Forge et du Mont de Couple	FR	6.7 km	WestSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Calais
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	Bings maps
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	Wikimapia
	OpenStreetMap

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Calais

Type of weather in Calais	broken clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	12.55 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	8 hour and 37 minutes
Sunrise :	08:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:57 Europe/Amsterdam