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River

Grand Courant

Located in North, Hauts-de-France Coordinates: 50°27′00″ N 3°37′00″ E

Map showing the location of Grand Courant Grand Courant
Location in France
Elevation
13 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Condé-sur-l'Escaut
1.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport39 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport60 km

About Grand Courant

Grand Courant is a river. Location: North, Hauts-de-France. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Bois de l'Ermitage and Honnelle.

Climate of Grand Courant

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (73 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Grand Courant
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°14°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)594864516370655458687368

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Grand Courant

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 45 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 39 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 60 kmeast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 79 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lille Population: 238.7K 45 kmnorthwest
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 59 kmeast
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 65 kmnortheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 67 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 68 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Grand Courant

Within 100 km: 255 historic and cultural sites, 616 natural sites, 845 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 13 kmE
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 5 kmE
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 23 kmE
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 24 kmN

25–60 km579 places

  • Étang du Moulin Lake 58 kmSE
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 36 kmN
  • Muziekberg Mountain 33 kmN
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 26 kmE

60–100 km1,004 places

  • Het Eiland Island 88 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 92 kmE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 67 kmSE
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 68 kmSE

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