Forêt de Rouge
Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°56′02″ N 5°35′22″ E
- Elevation
- 954 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NCY Annecy Meythet airport39 km
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport40 km
About Forêt de Rouge
Forêt de Rouge is a natural site. Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Forêt de Cormaranche and Forêt de Jailloux.
Climate of Forêt de Rouge
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 117 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- November (117 mm)
- Driest month
- August (84 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 95 | 89 | 95 | 110 | 108 | 85 | 84 | 116 | 116 | 117 | 107 |
How to get to Forêt de Rouge
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 39 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (45 km). The nearest large city is Geneva, 52 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 39 kmeast
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 40 kmsoutheast
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 45 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 52 kmnortheast
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 58 kmwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 61 kmwest
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 85 kmsouth
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 103 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Forêt de Rouge
Within 100 km: 186 historic and cultural sites, 1,053 natural sites, 306 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km70 places
- Étang de Tabouret Lake 20 kmSW
- Lacs des Hôpitaux Lake 9 kmSW
- Grand Étang Lake 23 kmSW
- Lac de Barterand Lake 20 kmSE
25–60 km318 places
- Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 60 kmW
- Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 43 kmNE
- Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 43 kmNE
- Barrage du Rhône Lake 46 kmNE
60–100 km1,157 places
- Lac de Joux Lake 95 kmNE
- Lake Leman Lake 88 kmNE
- Lac Brenet Lake 100 kmNE
- Lac Aubonne Lake 88 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Cormaranche-en-Bugey Village, Plateau d'Hauteville2.7 km NE
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Arrondissement of Belley Municipality, Ain7.2 km SW
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Vaux-Saint-Sulpice Village, Plateau d'Hauteville0.7 km NE
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Plateau d'Hauteville Village, Arrondissement of Belley5.1 km N
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Hauteville-Lompnes Village, Plateau d'Hauteville5 km N
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Thézillieu Village, Plateau d'Hauteville4.6 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Forêt de Cormaranche Natural site, Ain2.2 km E
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Forêt de Jailloux Natural site, Ain4 km S
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Forêt de Gervais Natural site, Ain4.2 km SE
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Bois de la Montagne Natural site, Ain4.4 km NE
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Crêt de Pont Mountain, Souclin12 km SW -
Abbaye de Saint-Sulpice Historic site, Plateau d'Hauteville4.1 km S
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Mont Luisandre Mountain, Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey14 km W -
Bois de Champdor Natural site, Ain9.3 km N
Sources & licences
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