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Étang du Grand Glareins

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°58′06″ N 4°59′01″ E

Map showing the location of Étang du Grand Glareins Étang du Grand Glareins
Location in France
Elevation
282 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Marcel
2.2 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport28 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport72 km

About Étang du Grand Glareins

Étang du Grand Glareins is a lake. Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 282 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Étang du Grand Birieux and Bois Brûlé.

Climate of Étang du Grand Glareins

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · 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 Étang du Grand Glareins
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°14°19°22°25°25°21°16°10°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: May June July August September

How to get to Étang du Grand Glareins

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 28 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 24 km to the south.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 28 kmsouth
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 72 kmsouth
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 79 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 24 kmsouth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 27 kmsouthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 94 kmeast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 105 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Étang du Grand Glareins

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 294 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km49 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 23 kmSW
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 14 kmNE
  • Étang Moulin Lake 20 kmNE
  • Étang du Grand Birieux Lake 3 kmSE

25–60 km323 places

  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 36 kmSE
  • Lake Sylans Lake 57 kmE
  • Lac de Save Lake 47 kmSE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 35 kmSE

60–100 km674 places

  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 84 kmE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 84 kmE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 86 kmE
  • Bois Dieu Natural site 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Saint-Marcel Village, Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse
    2.2 km S
  • Lapeyrouse Village, Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse
    1.7 km N
  • Lapeyrouse Village, Lapeyrouse
    1.7 km N
  • Monthieux Village, Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse
    3.6 km W
  • Monthieux Village, Monthieux
    3.8 km W
  • Villars-les-Dombes Village, Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse
    5.2 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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