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Village

Leforest

Located in Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais Coordinates: 50°26′14″ N 3°03′51″ E

Map showing the location of Leforest Leforest
Location in France
Population
7,112
7.1K
Elevation
26 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Leforest
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport15 km
OST Ostend-Bruges International Airport86 km

About Leforest

Leforest is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Lens, Pas-de-Calais. Population: 7,112. Elevation: 26 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Bois de l'Offlarde and Abbaye des Prés de Douai.

Climate of Leforest

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (69 mm)
Driest month
February (42 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 Leforest
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)554256486265605261636963

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Leforest

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 15 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 22 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 15 kmnorth
  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) Oostende 86 kmnorth
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 99 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lille Population: 238.7K 22 kmnorth
  • Amiens Population: 143.1K 81 kmsouthwest
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 82 kmnortheast
  • Bruges Population: 118.5K 87 kmnorth
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 98 kmeast

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

Day trips from Leforest

Within 100 km: 171 historic and cultural sites, 351 natural sites, 637 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km64 places

  • Bois de Rongy Natural site 23 kmE
  • Bois des Moines Natural site 23 kmNE
  • Bois de Logneroeul Natural site 23 kmNE
  • Bois de Flines Natural site 22 kmNE

25–60 km292 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 52 kmE
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 44 kmE
  • Rode Berg Mountain 44 kmNW
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 59 kmNE

60–100 km803 places

  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 90 kmN
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 99 kmSE
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 98 kmSE
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 92 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Leforest

1 place
  1. 1 Leforest 6.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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