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Ostiches

Hainautvillage

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Coordinates50.68°, 3.76°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Hainaut, Belgium, Ostiches is a village. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 50.679°, 3.759°. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,134 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 44% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
50.6786
Longitude
3.7591
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
195,356
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    6,576
  • muskrat
    Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Mammalia
    6,507
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
    Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,090
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,775
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,805
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,363
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    4,257
  • brown rat
    Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) · Mammalia
    4,037

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
21
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2008-07-13

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

R
Raoul Vaneigem
Belgian philosopher
C
César-Mansuète Despretz
Belgian chemist
Claude Criquielion
Claude Criquielion
cyclist (1957–2015)
G
Gus Viseur
French musician (1915–1974)
Jean-Claude Drouot
Jean-Claude Drouot
Belgian actor and theatre director
Louis Scutenaire
Louis Scutenaire
Belgian poet (1905-1987)
A
Alphonse Meunier
Belgian botanist (1857-1918)
A
Armand Hubert
Belgian politician (1857–1940)
A
Alphonse Van de Velde
Belgian politician (1834–1911)
E
Emile Bôval
Belgian politician
G
Guy Hance
Belgian politician (1933-2008)
G
Guy Pion
Belgian actor
J
José Brisart
Belgian politician
J
Jules Géhéniau
Belgian physicist (1909-1991)
Lou Deprijck
Lou Deprijck
Belgian music producer and singer
L
Louis Tiberghien
Belgian painter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hainaut

Browse all places in Hainaut →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.11
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,134

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Dainty Damselfly
Dainty Damselfly
Coenagrion scitulum
Seen 2026-06-06
hogweed
hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
Seen 2026-06-06
common mugwort
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Seen 2026-06-06
Meadow Plant Bug
Meadow Plant Bug
Leptopterna dolabrata
Seen 2026-06-06
Buff Ermine
Buff Ermine
Spilosoma lutea
Seen 2026-06-06
Burnished Brass
Burnished Brass
Diachrysia chrysitis
Seen 2026-06-06
Mottled Rustic
Mottled Rustic
Caradrina morpheus
Seen 2026-06-06
Inlaid Grass-veneer
Inlaid Grass-veneer
Crambus pascuella
Seen 2026-06-06
Early Bumble Bee
Early Bumble Bee
Bombus pratorum
Seen 2026-06-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ostiches, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

Statbel — Statistics Belgium

NIS
51004V
Wikidata
Q2037834

NIS/INS code via Wikidata P1567

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Statbel — Statistics Belgium — NIS/INS code via Wikidata P1567