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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.1252,Lat: 50.6726
Elevation	23 meter above sea level
Local time	1:52:16am
Name province/region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Name Subregion	Nord
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lille
Name	Wasquehal

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Marcq-en-Barœul	1.6 km	West
2 Croix	1.7 km	East
3 Mons-en-Barœul	3.4 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Mouvaux	3.5 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Marquette-lez-Lille	4 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	89 km	East
2 Paris	France	211 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Amsterdam	Netherlands	226 km	NorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 60 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 37.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 7.2 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern 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
La métropole dense - Paysages métropolitains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 99 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lille-Lesquin Airport (at a distance of 12 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

0.4 km2

0.5%

Agriculture

12.5 km2

15.9%

Urban area

60.6 km2

77.2%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

Water - Lakes

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Wasquehal in country France

Wasquehal at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai	Belgium	20 km	EastSouthEast
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	38 km	SouthEast
3 Belfries of Belgium and France	Belgium,France	56 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Lys	BE	14 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Wasquehal

Type of weather in Wasquehal	moderate rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.57 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1010 mb
Humidity:	84 %
Daylength at 18 May 2024:	15 hour and 39 minutes
Sunrise :	05:54 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:33 Europe/Amsterdam