Douvrain
in Province du Hainaut of Wallonia, Belgium
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Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport (14 mi) - Valenciennes-Denain Airport (20 mi)
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Brussels South Charleroi Airport (27 mi) - Lille-Lesquin Airport (34 mi)
- Wevelgem Airport (37 mi)
- Brussels Airport (41 mi)
- Suarlée Airport (41 mi)
- Laon - Chambry Airport (61 mi)
- Liège Airport (71 mi)
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Maastricht Aachen Airport (90 mi) - Eindhoven Airport (95 mi)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (116 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 7 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 13 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (Brussels) (Unesco heritage, 34 mi)
- Stoclet House (Unesco heritage, 36 mi)
- Flemish Béguinages (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Mont Garni Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Royal Golf Club Du Hainaut (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Golf Club Enghien (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Golf & Country Club Oudenaarde (Golf course, 28 mi)
- Waregem Golf Club (Golf course, 33 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.470 and 3.842 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 28' 11" and E 3° 50' 31"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, French, German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:52 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:30 am and 8:54 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-04-24 08:14:40
Discover Douvrain
Douvrain in Province du Hainaut (Wallonia) is a city in Belgium about 34 mi (or 55 km) south-west of Brussels, the country's capital city.
Local time in Douvrain is now 03:52 PM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Douvrain, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Maubeuge-Élesmes Airport in France in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km). The closest airport in Belgium is Brussels South Charleroi Airport in a distance of 27 mi (or 22 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is Major Mining Sites of Wallonia in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), South. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Chasse Royale, Enghien, Frasnes-lez-Anvaing, Valenciennes and Avesnes-sur-Helpe. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 46 °F
| Morning Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 4% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
14°C (56 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
15°C (60 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
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Aérodrome de Saint-Ghislain ACMB
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Incendie Saint-Ghislain
Festival cité métisse saint-ghislain 2012 - Les Petlessons
Festival cité métisse saint-ghislain 2012 - Les Petlessons.
JOBE CLICK Clinic Tour at BCP - Belgium Cable Park
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Google à Mons - Capitale européenne de la culture en 2015
Trois ans après l'installation de son data center à Saint-Ghislain, Google revient sur son arrivée dans la région.
Cessna 195 au décollage.
Décollage d'un Cessna 195 sur l'aérodrome de Saint-Ghislain.
09Restaurant
09Restaurant - ancien Aerodrome Café - restaurant Saint-ghislain.
Lotfi Bensenouci - Qualification Diamond DA40
ACB , départ EBSG (St Ghislain)
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jemappes
Jemappes is a Walloon town in south-western Belgium, province Hainaut. Since 1976, it is part of the city Mons. Jemappes is known for the Battle of Jemappes between the French and Austrian armies in 1792. During the French occupation of Belgium (1792–1814), there was a département named after the Battle of Jemappes, see Jemmape. Jemappes was also a battleground in the First World War.
Jemmape (department)
Jemmape is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Belgium. It was named after the Battle of Jemappes, fought between the French and the Austrians in 1792 near the village Jemappes, near Mons. Jemappes was spelled Jemmape, Jemmapes or Jemmappes at the time. Its territory corresponds more or less with that of the Belgian province Hainaut. Its capital was Mons. The département came into existence in 1795, when the Southern Netherlands were occupied by the French.
Borinage
The Borinage is an area in the Walloon province of Hainaut. The provincial capital Mons is located in the east of the Borinage. In French the inhabitants are called Borains. But there was a great sociological difference between Mons and the Borains of all the villages around Mons.
Grand Hornu
Grand-Hornu is an old industrial mining complex in Hornu in the municipality of Boussu, Belgium. It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830. It is a unique example of functional town-planning. Today it is owned by the province of Hainaut, which houses temporary exhibitions in the buildings. As one of four Major Mining Sites of Wallonia, UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site in 2012
Saint-Ghislain Airport
Saint-Ghislain Airport (in French, Aérodrome de Saint-Ghislain) is a small airfield located in Saint-Ghislain, province of Hainaut, Belgium. Privately managed, the airport is home to an active flight school (Aéroclub du Borinage), but also to other aeronautical oriented leisure activities, such as old aircraft restoration, or amateur aircraft building. A modernization of the airport was completed in 1992, including a hard-surfacing of the single runway.
Mons.Arena
Mons. Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Mons, Belgium. Mons. Arena holds 3,700 people. It hosts the home games of Dexia Mons-Hainaut basketball club.
Baudour
Baudour is a village near the Belgian towns of Saint-Ghislain and Mons in the province of Hainaut. Henri Delmotte and Michel Daerden were born in Baudour
Flénu
Flénu is a village near the Belgian town Mons in the province of Hainaut.
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