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Village

Braques

Located in Lessines, Arrondissement de Soignies Coordinates: 50°44′00″ N 3°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Braques Braques
Location in Belgium
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport49 km
BRU Brussels Airport55 km

About Braques

Braques is a village. Location: Lessines, Arrondissement de Soignies. Elevation: 35 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau d'Hubermont and Géron.

Climate of Braques

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (80 mm)
Driest month
February (51 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Braques
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°11°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)645167516475695963758074

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Braques

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 49 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ghent, 35 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 49 kmwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 55 kmeast
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 59 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 35 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 41 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 44 kmeast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 47 kmeast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 50 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Braques

Within 100 km: 280 historic and cultural sites, 678 natural sites, 994 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 4 kmNW
  • Muziekberg Mountain 8 kmW
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 9 kmS
  • Kruiken Berg Mountain 11 kmW

25–60 km720 places

  • Het Eiland Island 56 kmN
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 30 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 31 kmS
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 37 kmSE

60–100 km1,016 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 76 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 81 kmNW
  • Île d'Androssart Island 98 kmSE
  • Putse Moer Lake 87 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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