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Natural site

Bois de Cournil

Located in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°15′00″ N 2°37′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Cournil Bois de Cournil
Location in France
Elevation
1,089 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Valette
2.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
AUR Aurillac airport43 km
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport74 km

About Bois de Cournil

Bois de Cournil is a natural site. Location: Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Aurillac airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Suc de Rochemonteix and Suc de Gramont.

Climate of Bois de Cournil

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
May (99 mm)
Driest month
March (59 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 Cournil
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°10°14°18°21°21°17°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-4°-3°-1°0°4°7°10°9°7°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)746659749984627683947976

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bois de Cournil

The nearest airport is Aurillac airport (AUR), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) (74 km). The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 69 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 43 kmsouth
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 74 kmnortheast
  • Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 92 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 69 kmnortheast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 125 kmnorthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 140 kmeast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 183 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 186 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bois de Cournil

Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 432 natural sites, 225 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km89 places

  • Lac de Madic Lake 18 kmNW
  • Lac de la Landie Lake 22 kmNE
  • Lac de l'Esclauze Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lac de la Cregut Lake 18 kmN

25–60 km320 places

  • Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 38 kmS
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 55 kmW
  • Lac de Servière Lake 48 kmNE
  • Étang de Ruffaud Lake 59 kmW

60–100 km408 places

  • Vassivière Island 85 kmNW
  • Étang de Tix Lake 67 kmN
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 86 kmN
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 61 kmN

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