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Village

Marais

Located in Lessines, Arrondissement de Soignies Coordinates: 50°41′28″ N 3°47′51″ E

Map showing the location of Marais Marais
Location in Belgium
Elevation
34 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 Airport51 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport53 km

About Marais

Marais is a village. Location: Lessines, Arrondissement de Soignies. Elevation: 34 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau de Trimpont and Ruisseau de Wodecq.

Climate of Marais

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 Marais
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 Marais

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 40 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 51 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 53 kmsoutheast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 54 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 40 kmnortheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 40 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 43 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 45 kmnortheast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 53 kmwest

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

Day trips from Marais

Within 100 km: 288 historic and cultural sites, 697 natural sites, 1,011 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km227 places

  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Muziekberg Mountain 13 kmNW
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Kruiken Berg Mountain 15 kmNW

25–60 km704 places

  • Het Eiland Island 59 kmN
  • Hofstademeer Lake 60 kmNE
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 26 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 27 kmS

60–100 km1,065 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 82 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 87 kmNW
  • Île d'Androssart Island 93 kmSE
  • Putse Moer Lake 89 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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