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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.2736,Lat: 50.3548
Elevation	28 meter above sea level
Local time	22:26:43pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Douai
Name	Somain

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Bruille-lez-Marchiennes	1.9 km	West
2 Fenain	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
3 Rieulay	3 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Erre	3.1 km	EastNorthEast
5 Aniche	3.3 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	94 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	181 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	221 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 96 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 11.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 16.8 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 24 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 moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Le bassin douaisien - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 105 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2 km2

2.5%

Nature

1.9 km2

2.5%

Wet nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

51.9 km2

66%

Urban area

20.4 km2

26%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Somain in country France

Somain 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	20 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	23 km	EastNorthEast
3 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	29 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	2.7 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Somain

Type of weather in Somain	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	15 hour and 25 minutes
Sunrise :	06:00 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:26 Europe/Amsterdam