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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.5102,Lat: 50.3596
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	13:55:40pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valenciennes
Name	Valenciennes

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Anzin	1.8 km	North
2 La Sentinelle	2.3 km	WestSouthWest
3 Marly	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
4 Beuvrages	2.8 km	North
5 Petite-Forêt	3.2 km	NorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	81 km	NorthEast
2 Paris	France	188 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	205 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 104 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 Étang du Vignoble (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.1 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 10.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 15 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly 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

2.4 km2

3.1%

Nature

1.1 km2

1.4%

Wet nature

0.7 km2

0.9%

Agriculture

26.4 km2

33.6%

Urban area

44.6 km2

56.9%

Infrastructure

2.3 km2

2.9%

Water - Lakes

0.8 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valenciennes in country France

Valenciennes 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	12 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	25 km	EastNorthEast
3 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	29 km	SouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Valle de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut	FR	4.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Anzin

Type of weather in Anzin	few clouds
Current temperature:	23 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.98 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 11 May 2024:	15 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:20 Europe/Amsterdam