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Natural site

Forêt de Gravières

Located in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°27′00″ N 2°37′00″ E

Map showing the location of Forêt de Gravières Forêt de Gravières
Location in France
Elevation
879 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cros
2.9 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 airport57 km
AUR Aurillac airport64 km

About Forêt de Gravières

Forêt de Gravières is a natural site. Location: Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Lac de la Cregut and Ruisseau de la Trentaine.

Climate of Forêt de Gravières

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
May (88 mm)
Driest month
March (47 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 Gravières
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°9°12°16°19°22°22°18°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°6°8°11°10°7°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)575247648877587375786360

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Forêt de Gravières

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 57 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 52 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 57 kmnortheast
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 64 kmsouth
  • Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 100 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 52 kmnortheast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 115 kmwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 139 kmeast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 177 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 180 kmeast

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

Day trips from Forêt de Gravières

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 428 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

  • Lac Pavin Lake 22 kmE
  • Lac de Montcineyre Lake 22 kmE
  • Lac de Madic Lake 15 kmSW
  • Lac de la Landie Lake 12 kmE

25–60 km355 places

  • Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 60 kmS
  • Étang de Tix Lake 45 kmN
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 59 kmW
  • Lac de Servière Lake 29 kmNE

60–100 km357 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 90 kmE
  • Vassivière Island 70 kmNW
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 66 kmNE
  • Étang de Ruffaud Lake 61 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cros Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
    2.9 km NW
  • Le Mas Village, Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
    1.9 km S
  • Fouillat Village, Cros
    1.9 km E
  • Bagnols Village, Arrondissement of Issoire
    5.7 km N
  • Lanobre Village, Arrondissement of Mauriac
    6.6 km W
  • Cros Village, Cros
    2.9 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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