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River

Le Grand Courant

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°26′12″ N 3°46′54″ E

Map showing the location of Le Grand Courant Le Grand Courant
Location in Belgium
Elevation
22 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Boussu
1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport48 km
LIL Lille Airport50 km

About Le Grand Courant

Le Grand Courant is a river. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Bois d'Hainin and Le Grand Sequis.

Climate of Le Grand Courant

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (75 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 Le Grand Courant
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°14°18°21°23°24°19°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)625166526472665658697571

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Le Grand Courant

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 47 km to the east.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 48 kmeast
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 50 kmwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 47 kmeast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 58 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 61 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 64 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Le Grand Courant

Within 100 km: 279 historic and cultural sites, 715 natural sites, 894 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km146 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 3 kmN
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 7 kmW
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 14 kmE
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 11 kmE

25–60 km702 places

  • Étang de Virelles Lake 57 kmSE
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 59 kmSE
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 59 kmSE
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 48 kmSE

60–100 km1,040 places

  • Het Eiland Island 88 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 80 kmE
  • Kleine Weel Lake 98 kmN
  • Hofstademeer Lake 80 kmNE

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