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Natural site

Bois de l'Assise

Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 46°00′12″ N 3°48′23″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de l'Assise Bois de l'Assise
Location in France
Elevation
1,092 m
above sea level
Nearest town
La Chabanne
4.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport55 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport104 km

About Bois de l'Assise

Bois de l'Assise is a natural site. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Pierre du Jour Nord and Pierre du Jour Sud.

Climate of Bois de l'Assise

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
May (90 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Bois de l'Assise
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°9°14°17°20°20°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°4°7°9°9°6°3°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)605052629090709082686760

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bois de l'Assise

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 55 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 61 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 55 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 104 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 138 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 78 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 86 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 87 kmeast
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 172 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bois de l'Assise

Within 100 km: 128 historic and cultural sites, 552 natural sites, 275 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • Étang de Corée Lake 21 kmN
  • Puy d'Oscot Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Bois Vague Natural site 3 kmSE
  • Bois d'Urfé Natural site 16 kmS

25–60 km262 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 30 kmS
  • Bois Dieu Natural site 59 kmNE
  • Lac d'Allier Lake 33 kmNW
  • Mont Tourvéon Mountain 57 kmE

60–100 km613 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 85 kmE
  • Étang de Torcy-Neuf Lake 99 kmNE
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 63 kmW
  • Lac de Servière Lake 84 kmSW

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