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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.8345,Lat: 50.9145
Elevation	5 meter above sea level
Local time	18:38:43pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Calais
Name	Nielles-lès-Calais

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Coquelles	2.1 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Fréthun	2.3 km	West
3 Saint-Tricat	2.4 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Hames-Boucres	3.3 km	EastSouthEast
5 Coulogne	3.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 London	England	143 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	177 km	East
3 Paris	France	232 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The English Channel is very close with only a distance of around 5 km (direction North).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 32.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 52.8 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 59%, low location: 41%, The hills are mainly northeastern 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 marais calésiens - Paysages de la plaine maritime

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport London Gatwick Airport (at a distance of 144 km and direction WestNorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Wet nature

1.9 km2

2.4%

Agriculture

52 km2

66.2%

Urban area

18.3 km2

23.3%

Infrastructure

6.1 km2

7.8%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nielles-lès-Calais in country France

Nielles-lès-Calais at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey, and St Martin's Church	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	67 km	NorthWest
2 Historic Centre of Brugge	Belgium	103 km	EastNorthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	115 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Falaises et pelouses du Cap Blanc Nez, du Mont d'Hubert, des Noires Mottes, du Fond de la Forge et du Mont de Couple	FR	3.9 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fréthun

Type of weather in Fréthun	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.35 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	15 hour and 18 minutes
Sunrise :	06:10 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam