Planque
in North of Hauts-de-France, France
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Lille-Lesquin Airport (12 mi) - Valenciennes-Denain Airport (19 mi)
- Merville-Calonne Airport (24 mi)
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Wevelgem Airport (30 mi) - Albert-Bray Airport (33 mi)
- Brussels Airport (72 mi)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (98 mi)
- Liège Airport (106 mi)
- Paris-Orly Airport (119 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (125 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 15 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 21 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 22 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 48 mi)
- Historic Centre of Brugge (Unesco heritage, 57 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.392 and 3.053 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 23' 31" and E 3° 3' 11"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 09:28 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:46 am and 5:15 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Planque
Planque in North (Hauts-de-France) is a town located in France about 111 mi (or 178 km) north of Paris, the country's capital town.
Time in Planque is now 09:28 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports closer to Planque, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Lille-Lesquin Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Fortifications of Vauban in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), South-West. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Douai, Lens, Lille, Cambrai and Arras. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 57 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 55% |
| Air Pressure | 1023 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 66% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
La Terrasse Chateaux & Hotels Collection
Le Manoir de Fourcy Logis
Novotel Lens Noyelles
Kyriad Douai Dechy
Le Gayant INTER-HOTEL
ibis Douai Centre
Volubilis Douai
CAMPANILE LILLE SUD - Douai Cuincy
Campanile Henin Beaumont
Quick Palace
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Incendie du garage Planque à Douai - 21 Mars 2015
GALA Mines Douai 2014
Samedi 25 janvier 2014, Gala MINES Douai. Infos : www.galaminesdouai.fr Venez participer à une soirée exceptionnelle jusqu'à 04h30 du matin ! Avec de nombreux artistes dont Robin Schulz...
rigodon de la famille Gayant - Douai - fêtes de Gayant 2013
La première danse de la famille Gayant lors des fêtes de Gayant à Douai dans le Nord (59) le dimanche 7 juillet 2013. Cette fête est classée au patrimoine mondial immatériel de l'UNESCO....
Harlem Shake Mines Douai
Harlem Shake des Mines de Douai tourné au bar de la maison des élèves.
parcours du coeur 2015 a douai
Les Parcours du Coeur 2015 à DOUAI.
Dieudonné chante shoahnanas à Douai - Foxtrot
Dieudonné chante shoahnanas à Douai lors de son spectacle "Foxtrot".
Prestation de serment Douai - 17 octobre 2011
Je prête serment à 13 min 27 s.
Carillon de Douai
2 Pièces interprétées par Basile GAULIER au carillon de l'hôtel de ville de Douai: 62 cloches, 18000 Kg, XIVème siècle. La Marche Turque, de W. A. Mozart Canaries, de F. Couperin.
Les fetes de gayant 2013 à Douai
Douai Gayant 2009
Gayant 2009.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
École des Mines de Douai
The École des Mines de Douai also called "École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Douai (Mines Douai)" (ENSMD) is a French National Graduate School of Engineering located in the city of Douai, close to Lille, North of France. Founded in 1878, the institute was originally a vocational school providing for the training needs of skilled workers "Maîtres-mineurs" for the coal mining industry. In the 1960s, it awarded its first engineering degree.
University of Douai
The University of Douai is a former university in Douai, France. With a Middle Ages heritage of scholar activities in Douai, the university was established in 1559 and lectures started in 1562. It closed from 1795 to 1808. In 1887, it was transferred as University of Lille 27 km away from Douai. From mid-16th century onwards, the university of Douai had European-wide influence as a prominent center of neo-Latin literature, contributing also to the dissemination of printed knowledge.
Irish College, Douai
The Irish College was a seminary at Douai, France, for Irish Roman Catholics in exile on the continent to study for the priesthood, modelled on the English College there. It was originally founded in 1603 by Christopher Cusack, with the support of Philip III of Spain, as a Spanish foundation and endowed with 5,000 florins a year by the King of Spain. The course of studies lasted six years and the students attended lectures at the university of Douai.
Arbel Fauvet Rail
Arbel Fauvet Rail (AFR) is a railway rolling stock manufacturer based in Douai, France. In 2010 the company was acquired by Titagarah Wagons and renamed AFR Titagarh.
Hôpital-Général de Douai
The Hôpital-Général de Douai was set up in 1752 in the French city of Douai.
Gare de Douai
Gare de Douai is a railway station serving the town of Douai, Nord, France. It is situated on the Paris–Lille railway. It is served by TGV long distance trains to Paris, Lille and Valenciennes, and by regional TER Nord-Pas-de-Calais trains.
Douai Renault Factory
The Douai Renault factory is a car plant belonging to the Renault Group, opened in 1970 at Douai in the industrial basin of the Pas-de-Calais department, not far from Lille (Rijsel). Construction of the plant received a go-ahead in 1968, with a formal announcement of the project coming a year later. Douai was chosen because it was well located at the heart of the industrial centre of gravity of the EEC with excellent road links to major industry and population centres.
Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai
The Musée de la Chartreuse is an art museum in a former Carthusian monastery in Douai. It is the 'musée des Beaux-Arts' for the city.
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