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Natural site

Bois de Priay

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°01′41″ N 5°15′57″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Priay Bois de Priay
Location in France
Elevation
314 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Priay
3.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport36 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport64 km

About Bois de Priay

Bois de Priay 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 (36 km). Nearby sights include Étang de Chassagne and Suran.

Climate of Bois de Priay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (103 mm)
Driest month
March (67 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 Priay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°14°19°22°25°25°21°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)73726780978871701011039278

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

How to get to Bois de Priay

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 36 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 42 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 36 kmsouth
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 64 kmsoutheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 65 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 45 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 71 kmeast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 95 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 101 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bois de Priay

Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 643 natural sites, 300 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km50 places

  • Étang des Vavres Lake 14 kmW
  • Étang Moulin Lake 18 kmNW
  • Étang du Grand Glareins Lake 23 kmW
  • Étang du Grand Birieux Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km285 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 42 kmSW
  • Laire River 56 kmE
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 25 kmS
  • Lake Sylans Lake 34 kmNE

60–100 km794 places

  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 61 kmE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 61 kmE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 63 kmE
  • Le Mont Risoux Mountain 93 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Priay Village, Arrondissement of Nantua
    3.3 km SE
  • Priay Village, Priay
    3.3 km SE
  • Varambon Village, Arrondissement of Nantua
    4.2 km E
  • Varambon Village, Varambon
    3.9 km E
  • Villette-sur-Ain Village, Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse
    4.4 km S
  • Druillat Village, Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse
    5.3 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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