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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.5965,Lat: 50.8762
Elevation	10 meter above sea level
Local time	22:43:41pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Dunkerque
Name	Houtkerque

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Watou	2.5 km	SouthEast
2 Haringe	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Bambecque	4.3 km	NorthWest
4 Proven	4.5 km	EastNorthEast
5 Herzeele	4.5 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	124 km	East
2 London	England	196 km	WestNorthWest
3 Paris	France	226 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 23 km (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 20.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mont Cassel with a height of 175 meter (at a distance of 11.8 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 0.7 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 33%, low location: 67%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Le Houtland - Paysages du Houtland

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 133 km and direction East).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

75.7 km2

96.3%

Urban area

2.4 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Houtkerque in country France

Houtkerque at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	58 km	NorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	64 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	81 km	SouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Westvlaams Heuvelland	BE	4.7 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Herzeele

Type of weather in Herzeele	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.45 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	15 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam