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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.6597,Lat: 50.5077
Elevation	22 meter above sea level
Local time	13:14:52pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Béthune
Name	Verquigneul

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Verquin	1.2 km	WestSouthWest
2 Labourse	1.8 km	SouthEast
3 Beuvry	1.9 km	NorthEast
4 Vaudricourt	2.6 km	West
5 Drouvin-le-Marais	2.7 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	125 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	186 km	SouthSouthWest
3 London	England	214 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 63 km (direction North).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Blankaard (0.6 km² at a distance of 54.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 25.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 36 km.
Elevation around place: 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 bruaysien et béthunois, les marches artésiennes - Paysages miniers

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 136 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.6 km2

2.1%

Nature

1 km2

1.2%

Wet nature

0.5 km2

0.7%

Agriculture

43.6 km2

55.6%

Urban area

29.8 km2

38%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Verquigneul in country France

Verquigneul at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	53 km	East
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	55 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	63 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	26 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Béthune

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Béthune	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.24 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	05:59 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam