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Rau des Fontaines

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°28′00″ N 3°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Rau des Fontaines Rau des Fontaines
Location in Belgium
Elevation
24 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hautrage
2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport47 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport50 km

About Rau des Fontaines

Rau des Fontaines is a river. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Moulin and Bois des Poteries.

Climate of Rau des Fontaines

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 23°)
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 Rau des Fontaines
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°21°23°23°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 Rau des Fontaines

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 47 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 50 km to the east.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 47 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 50 kmeast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 71 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 50 kmeast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 53 kmwest
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 57 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 60 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 63 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rau des Fontaines

Within 100 km: 275 historic and cultural sites, 682 natural sites, 904 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 3 kmE
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 5 kmW
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 16 kmE
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 14 kmE

25–60 km664 places

  • Étang du Moulin Lake 52 kmSE
  • Lac de l'Eau d'Heure Lake 54 kmSE
  • Lac de la Plate Taille Lake 54 kmSE
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 34 kmN

60–100 km1,039 places

  • Het Eiland Island 85 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 83 kmE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 61 kmSE
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 63 kmSE

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