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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5705,Lat: 50.4372
Elevation	19 meter above sea level
Local time	0:40:00am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Fresnes-sur-Escaut

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Escautpont	2.2 km	SouthWest
2 Vieux-Condé	2.7 km	North
3 Odomez	2.8 km	NorthWest
4 Bruille-Saint-Amand	4 km	NorthWest
5 Vicq	4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	72 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	198 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	205 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 99 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 Chabaud-Latour (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 2.5 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 5.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.2 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 100%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le bassin valenciennois, val d'Escaut - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 83 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17.4 km2

22.1%

Nature

8.8 km2

11.2%

Wet nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

25.7 km2

32.8%

Urban area

22.1 km2

28.1%

Water - Lakes

2.4 km2

3.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fresnes-sur-Escaut in country France

Fresnes-sur-Escaut at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	3.3 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	19 km	East
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	23 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	0.6 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fresnes-sur-Escaut

Type of weather in Fresnes-sur-Escaut	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.21 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	05:56 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:28 Europe/Amsterdam