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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.6532,Lat: 50.1388
Elevation	160 meter above sea level
Local time	23:42:55pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Name	Fontaine-au-Bois

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Robersart	2 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Bousies	2.8 km	NorthWest
3 Preux-au-Bois	2.9 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Landrecies	3.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Ors	4.3 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	93 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	173 km	SouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	187 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 131 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 Étang du Vignoble (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 25 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 18.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
La Basse Thiérache - Paysages hennuyers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 103 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.4 km2

23.4%

Nature

2.5 km2

3.1%

Agriculture

52.2 km2

66.4%

Urban area

4.7 km2

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontaine-au-Bois in country France

Fontaine-au-Bois 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	30 km	WestNorthWest
2 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	36 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	37 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Forts de Mormal et de Bois l'Evque, Bois de la Lanire et Plaine alluviale de la Sambre	FR	3.5 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Bousies

Type of weather in Bousies	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.03 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	95 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:23 Europe/Amsterdam