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Étang du Grand Birieux

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°57′26″ N 5°00′59″ E

Map showing the location of Étang du Grand Birieux Étang du Grand Birieux
Location in France
Elevation
279 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Marcel
2.4 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport26 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport70 km

About Étang du Grand Birieux

Étang du Grand Birieux is a lake. Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 279 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Étang du Grand Glareins and Bois Brûlé.

Climate of Étang du Grand Birieux

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (100 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 du Grand Birieux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°14°19°22°25°25°21°16°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°1°3°5°9°13°15°14°11°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)6463627692846669951008568

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

How to get to Étang du Grand Birieux

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 26 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 24 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 26 kmsouth
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 70 kmsouth
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 76 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 24 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 76 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 91 kmeast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 102 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Étang du Grand Birieux

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 591 natural sites, 293 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km48 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 24 kmSW
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 14 kmNE
  • Étang Moulin Lake 20 kmN
  • Étang du Grand Glareins Lake 3 kmNW

25–60 km329 places

  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 33 kmSE
  • Lake Sylans Lake 55 kmNE
  • Lac de Save Lake 44 kmSE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 32 kmSE

60–100 km679 places

  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 82 kmE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 82 kmE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 84 kmE
  • Pointe de Poêle Chaud Mountain 99 kmNE

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