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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.4735,Lat: 50.3765
Elevation	39 meter above sea level
Local time	13:23:35pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Petite-Forêt

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Aubry-du-Hainaut	1.1 km	SouthWest
2 Raismes	1.8 km	NorthNorthEast
3 Beuvrages	2.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Anzin	2.8 km	East
5 La Sentinelle	2.9 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	81 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	189 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	208 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 101 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 Mare à Goriaux (0.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.1 km in NorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 12.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 17 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is urban.

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 92 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.7 km2

20%

Nature

1.8 km2

2.3%

Wet nature

0.6 km2

0.8%

Agriculture

23 km2

29.3%

Urban area

34.5 km2

43.9%

Infrastructure

1.1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

1.5 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Petite-Forêt in country France

Petite-Forêt at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	11 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	26 km	North
3 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	27 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	2 km	North

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Petite-Forêt
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Raismes

Type of weather in Raismes	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	17 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.79 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	15 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	05:58 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:26 Europe/Amsterdam