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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 2.6432,Lat: 50.5044
Elevation	32 meter above sea level
Local time	23:48:28pm
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Pas-de-Calais
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Béthune
Name	Verquin

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Verquigneul	1.2 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaudricourt	1.4 km	West
3 Drouvin-le-Marais	1.5 km	SouthWest
4 Fouquières-lès-Béthune	2.3 km	NorthWest
5 Houchin	2.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	127 km	EastNorthEast
2 Paris	France	185 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 55 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 26.5 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 37 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly 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 137 km and direction EastNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

1.7 km2

2.2%

Nature

1.4 km2

1.8%

Agriculture

42.5 km2

54.1%

Urban area

31.1 km2

39.6%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

0.3 km2

0.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Verquin in country France

Verquin at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	54 km	East
2 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	56 km	SouthEast
3 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	64 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Pelouses mtallicoles de la plaine de la Scarpe	FR	27 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Verquin

Type of weather in Verquin	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	92 %
Daylength at 13 May 2024:	15 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:04 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam