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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.0153,Lat: 50.3773
Elevation	29 meter above sea level
Local time	3:05:30am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Douai
Name	Esquerchin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Cuincy	2.7 km	East
2 Lauwin-Planque	2.8 km	EastNorthEast
3 Quiéry-la-Motte	2.9 km	WestSouthWest
4 Flers-en-Escrebieux	3.6 km	NorthEast
5 Courcelles-lès-Lens	4.4 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	108 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	177 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	239 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 86 km (direction NorthNorthWest).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 28.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.5 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
Le bassin douaisien - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 119 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 21 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.6 km2

0.8%

Nature

0.3 km2

0.3%

Agriculture

46.1 km2

58.7%

Urban area

27.3 km2

34.8%

Infrastructure

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Esquerchin in country France

Esquerchin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	27 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	37 km	NorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	39 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	5.4 km	North

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lauwin-Planque

Type of weather in Lauwin-Planque	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.27 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	87 %
Daylength at 21 May 2024:	15 hour and 44 minutes
Sunrise :	05:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:36 Europe/Amsterdam