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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.3577,Lat: 50.3132
Elevation	33 meter above sea level
Local time	11:39:32am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Lourches

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Rœulx	1.5 km	West
2 Neuville-sur-Escaut	1.5 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Escaudain	2.7 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Mastaing	3.1 km	WestSouthWest
5 Denain	3.1 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	92 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	179 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	213 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 103 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 9.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 19.8 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 28 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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 103 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.3 km2

1.7%

Nature

3.9 km2

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.6%

Agriculture

45.4 km2

57.8%

Urban area

26.2 km2

33.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lourches in country France

Lourches 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	18 km	SouthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	21 km	NorthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	33 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	6.7 km	North

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lourches

Type of weather in Lourches	few clouds
Current temperature:	22 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	79 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	15 hour and 16 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:21 Europe/Amsterdam