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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3565,Lat: 50.3675
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	5:23:20am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Hélesmes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Hornaing	1.5 km	WestNorthWest
2 Erre	3 km	West
3 Escaudain	3.7 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Haveluy	3.8 km	EastSouthEast
5 Fenain	4.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	88 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	184 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	216 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 98 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 Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 5.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 13.8 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 19 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 99 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

8.7 km2

11%

Nature

1.2 km2

1.5%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

52.1 km2

66.3%

Urban area

16 km2

20.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hélesmes in country France

Hélesmes 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	17 km	EastNorthEast
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	23 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	27 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	1 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hélesmes

Type of weather in Hélesmes	broken clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.52 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:25 Europe/Amsterdam