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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.9142,Lat: 50.4273
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	10:03:39am
Name province/region (Région)	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Wiki-website Subregion (Département)	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Fouquières-lès-Lens

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montigny-en-Gohelle	1.2 km	East
2 Billy-Montigny	1.3 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Harnes	2.4 km	North
4 Noyelles-sous-Lens	2.8 km	West
5 Hénin-Beaumont	3 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	112 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	180 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	235 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 78 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 36 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 28.7 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 40 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. 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 bassin lensois - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 123 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 19 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.2 km2

0.3%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

26.3 km2

33.4%

Urban area

49.3 km2

62.8%

Infrastructure

1 km2

1.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fouquières-lès-Lens in country France

Fouquières-lès-Lens 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	36 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	39 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	45 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	6.7 km	East

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fouquières-lès-Lens

Type of weather in Fouquières-lès-Lens	broken clouds
Current temperature:	2 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 22 November 2024:	8 hour and 41 minutes
Sunrise :	08:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:55 Europe/Amsterdam