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Natural site

Bois Saillard

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°54′36″ N 4°55′40″ E

Map showing the location of Bois Saillard Bois Saillard
Location in France
Elevation
302 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mionnay
1.3 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport24 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport68 km

About Bois Saillard

Bois Saillard 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 (24 km). Nearby sights include Bois de l'Hôpital and Bois Brûlé.

Climate of Bois Saillard

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (94 mm)
Driest month
March (57 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 Saillard
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°14°19°22°25°25°21°16°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°1°3°5°9°13°15°14°11°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)605857738881646990947963

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

How to get to Bois Saillard

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 16 km to the south.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 24 kmsoutheast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 68 kmsoutheast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 80 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 16 kmsouth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 19 kmsouth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 68 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 100 kmeast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 102 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bois Saillard

Within 100 km: 167 historic and cultural sites, 585 natural sites, 298 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km73 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 16 kmS
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 22 kmNE
  • Étang du Grand Glareins Lake 8 kmNE
  • Étang du Grand Birieux Lake 9 kmNE

25–60 km301 places

  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 37 kmE
  • Lac de Save Lake 47 kmSE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 34 kmSE
  • Étang de la Rama Lake 38 kmSE

60–100 km676 places

  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 90 kmE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 90 kmE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 92 kmE
  • Puy Bien Mountain 98 kmW

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