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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.6111,Lat: 50.4573
Elevation	6 meter above sea level
Local time	2:43:49am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Montreuil
Name	Merlimont

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Airon-Notre-Dame	3.6 km	SouthEast
2 Cucq	3.9 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Rang-du-Fliers	4.2 km	South
4 Saint-Josse	4.3 km	NorthEast
5 Saint-Aubin	4.6 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	154 km	NorthWest
2 Paris	France	186 km	South
3 Brussel	Belgium	198 km	East

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Bassin de Mardyck (1 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 78.4 km in NorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 82.3 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 115 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 53%, low location: 47%, The hills are mainly western 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
Les Bas-Champs - Paysages des dunes et estuaires d'Opale

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 148 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.4 km2

18.5%

Nature

4.2 km2

5.8%

Wet nature

13.3 km2

18.4%

Agriculture

22.6 km2

31.3%

Urban area

11.8 km2

16.4%

Rock-Sand

4.8 km2

6.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merlimont in country France

Merlimont at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Amiens Cathedral	France	80 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	99 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	120 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Dunes de Merlimont	FR	0.2 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merlimont

Type of weather in Merlimont	broken clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.54 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 17 May 2024:	15 hour and 35 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:37 Europe/Amsterdam