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Natural site

Bois Plan

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°09′12″ N 5°56′44″ E

Map showing the location of Bois Plan Bois Plan
Location in France
Elevation
460 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pougny
1.5 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport16 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport28 km

About Bois Plan

Bois Plan is a natural site. Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (16 km). Nearby sights include Groise and Laire.

Climate of Bois Plan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 105 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (107 mm)
Driest month
August (75 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 Plan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°14°19°22°25°25°20°15°9°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°4°8°11°14°13°10°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)9090797892100797510710610599

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

How to get to Bois Plan

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 16 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Geneva, 16 km to the east.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 16 kmnortheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 28 kmsoutheast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 57 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 16 kmeast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 67 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 93 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 96 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 110 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bois Plan

Within 100 km: 184 historic and cultural sites, 1,544 natural sites, 330 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km77 places

  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 7 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 7 kmNE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 9 kmNE
  • Parc des Bastions Natural site 16 kmE

25–60 km480 places

  • Lake Leman Lake 51 kmNE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 52 kmNE
  • Le Léman Lake 57 kmNE
  • Le Mont Risoux Mountain 52 kmN

60–100 km1,501 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 94 kmSW
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 79 kmNE
  • Lac de Joux Lake 60 kmNE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 89 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pougny Village, Arrondissement of Gex
    1.5 km S
  • Pougny Village, Pougny
    1.5 km S
  • Chancy Village, Chancy
    2 km E
  • Chancy Municipality, Canton of Geneva
    2.6 km E
  • Collonges Village, Arrondissement of Gex
    3.6 km SW
  • Farges Village, Arrondissement of Gex
    3.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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