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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.887,Lat: 50.497
Elevation	28 meter above sea level
Local time	11:33:24am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lens
Name	Meurchin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bauvin	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Wingles	2.3 km	West
3 Pont-à-Vendin	2.6 km	South
4 Estevelles	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Provin	2.7 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	111 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	187 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	229 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 70 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 39.4 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 21.8 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 30 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, 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 lensois - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 121 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 16 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

4.6 km2

5.8%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Agriculture

46 km2

58.6%

Urban area

24.5 km2

31.2%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.4 km2

0.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Meurchin in country France

Meurchin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	38 km	EastNorthEast
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	43 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	47 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	12 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Meurchin

Type of weather in Meurchin	broken clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 29 minutes
Sunrise :	06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:29 Europe/Amsterdam