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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.8588,Lat: 50.4066
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	14:59:32pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Méricourt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Sallaumines	1.7 km	North
2 Avion	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
3 Noyelles-sous-Lens	2.6 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Acheville	3.2 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Billy-Montigny	3.6 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	116 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	177 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	232 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 39.8 km in Eastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 32 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 45 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 127 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 24 km in NorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.1 km2

0.1%

Nature

3 km2

3.8%

Agriculture

31.4 km2

40%

Urban area

40.9 km2

52.1%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Méricourt in country France

Méricourt 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	37 km	SouthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	44 km	EastNorthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	49 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	11 km	East

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Sallaumines

Type of weather in Sallaumines	broken clouds
Current temperature:	26 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.53 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	55 %
Daylength at 12 May 2024:	15 hour and 20 minutes
Sunrise :	06:05 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:24 Europe/Amsterdam