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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.5708,Lat: 50.5402
Elevation	29 meter above sea level
Local time	4:29:35am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Béthune
Name	Chocques

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Labeuvrière	1.9 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Gonnehem	2.1 km	North
3 Oblinghem	2.3 km	EastNorthEast
4 Vendin-lès-Béthune	2.4 km	East
5 Annezin	3.4 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	130 km	East
2 Paris	France	188 km	South
3 London	England	207 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 58 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 52.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.8 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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 plaine de la Lys habitée - Paysages de la plaine de la Lys

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 141 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

7.8 km2

9.9%

Nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Agriculture

48.9 km2

62.2%

Urban area

18.6 km2

23.7%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.9 km2

1.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chocques in country France

Chocques at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	58 km	East
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	62 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	70 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses, bois acides neutrocalcicoles, landes nord-atlantiques du plateau d'Helfaut et systme alluvial de la moyenne valle de l'Aa	FR	22 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chocques

Type of weather in Chocques	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 46 minutes
Sunrise :	05:53 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:39 Europe/Amsterdam