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Natural site

Val Chézery

Located in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°12′00″ N 5°52′00″ E

Map showing the location of Val Chézery Val Chézery
Location in France
Elevation
805 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chézery-Forens
2.4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GVA Geneva International Airport19 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport35 km

About Val Chézery

Val Chézery is a natural site. Location: Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Crétet and Le Crêt du Mont.

Climate of Val Chézery

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 128 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
November (128 mm)
Driest month
August (92 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
Climate of Val Chézery
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°8°11°16°19°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)11511298991111179592117119128126

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Val Chézery

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 19 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Geneva, 22 km to the east.

Airports

  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 19 kmeast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 35 kmsoutheast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 62 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 22 kmeast
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 69 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 90 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 114 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Val Chézery

Within 100 km: 188 historic and cultural sites, 1,347 natural sites, 318 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 12 kmE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 12 kmE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 14 kmE
  • Parc des Bastions Natural site 22 kmE

25–60 km426 places

  • Lac de Joux Lake 59 kmNE
  • Lake Leman Lake 53 kmNE
  • Lac Aubonne Lake 52 kmNE
  • Le Léman Lake 59 kmNE

60–100 km1,351 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 91 kmSW
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 83 kmE
  • Lac de Fully Lake 95 kmE
  • Lac Brenet Lake 63 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Chézery-Forens Village, Arrondissement of Gex
    2.4 km N
  • Chézery Village, Chézery-Forens
    2.5 km N
  • Champfromier Village, Arrondissement of Nantua
    3.9 km W
  • Péron Village, Arrondissement of Gex
    4.8 km E
  • Farges Village, Arrondissement of Gex
    4.7 km SE
  • Champfromier Village, Champfromier
    4.1 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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