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Étang des Vavres

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°04′15″ N 5°05′51″ E

Map showing the location of Étang des Vavres Étang des Vavres
Location in France
Elevation
267 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Marlieux
2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport38 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport78 km

About Étang des Vavres

Étang des Vavres is a lake. Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 267 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Étang Bataillard and Étang Moulin.

Climate of Étang des Vavres

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (98 mm)
Driest month
March (62 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 Étang des Vavres
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°14°19°22°25°25°21°16°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°1°3°5°10°13°15°14°11°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)686662759384676896988673

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

How to get to Étang des Vavres

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 38 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 38 kmsouth
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 78 kmsoutheast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 79 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 38 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 82 kmeast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 90 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 110 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Étang des Vavres

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 556 natural sites, 298 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km37 places

  • Étang Moulin Lake 7 kmN
  • Étang du Grand Glareins Lake 14 kmSW
  • Étang du Grand Birieux Lake 14 kmSW
  • Étang de Chassagne Lake 12 kmSE

25–60 km326 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 38 kmSW
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 36 kmSE
  • Lake Sylans Lake 45 kmE
  • Lac de Save Lake 49 kmSE

60–100 km670 places

  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 72 kmE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 72 kmE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 75 kmE
  • La Barillette Mountain 89 kmNE

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