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Natural site

Forêt de Chassagne

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°58′22″ N 5°11′52″ E

Map showing the location of Forêt de Chassagne Forêt de Chassagne
Location in France
Elevation
319 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crans
1 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 Airport29 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport65 km

About Forêt de Chassagne

Forêt de Chassagne 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 (29 km). Nearby sights include Étang de Chassagne and Abbaye de Chassagne.

Climate of Forêt de Chassagne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (105 mm)
Driest month
March (67 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 Forêt de Chassagne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°12°15°19°23°25°25°21°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)69686781968769701011059073

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

How to get to Forêt de Chassagne

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 34 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 29 kmsouth
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 65 kmsoutheast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 69 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 34 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 37 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 78 kmeast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 87 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 97 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Forêt de Chassagne

Within 100 km: 200 historic and cultural sites, 609 natural sites, 297 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km56 places

  • Étang des Vavres Lake 13 kmNW
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 23 kmSE
  • Étang Moulin Lake 20 kmNW
  • Étang du Grand Glareins Lake 17 kmW

25–60 km307 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 34 kmSW
  • Lake Sylans Lake 42 kmNE
  • Lac de Save Lake 36 kmSE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 28 kmS

60–100 km743 places

  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 68 kmE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 68 kmE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 70 kmE
  • La Barillette Mountain 88 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crans Village, Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse
    1 km SW
  • Crans Village, Crans
    1.7 km SE
  • Chalamont Village, Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse
    3.3 km NW
  • Châtillon-la-Palud Village, Arrondissement de Bourg-en-Bresse
    4 km E
  • Chalamont Village, Chalamont
    3.6 km NW
  • Rignieux-le-Franc Village, Arrondissement of Belley
    3.7 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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