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Natural site

Bois de Fayat

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°00′51″ N 5°23′40″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Fayat Bois de Fayat
Location in France
Elevation
438 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Jean-le-Vieux
1.7 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport40 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport55 km

About Bois de Fayat

Bois de Fayat is a natural site. Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Mont de l'Échaud and Montagne de Ratelier.

Climate of Bois de Fayat

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (110 mm)
Driest month
March (76 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 Bois de Fayat
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°14°18°22°25°24°20°15°9°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°4°9°12°14°13°10°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)8381768810397787611010910289

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Bois de Fayat

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 49 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 40 kmsouthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 55 kmeast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 56 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 52 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 62 kmeast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 96 kmsouth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 101 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bois de Fayat

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 753 natural sites, 290 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km66 places

  • Étang des Vavres Lake 24 kmW
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 22 kmS
  • Nantua Lake Lake 22 kmNE
  • Lacs des Hôpitaux Lake 20 kmSE

25–60 km266 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 49 kmSW
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 52 kmE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 52 kmE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 54 kmE

60–100 km895 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 98 kmNE
  • Lake Leman Lake 95 kmNE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 93 kmNE
  • Lac Ter Lake 99 kmNE

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