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Natural site

Forêt de Lente

Located in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 44°55′46″ N 5°19′28″ E

Map showing the location of Forêt de Lente Forêt de Lente
Location in France
Elevation
1,292 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Vassieux-en-Vercors
5.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport48 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport90 km

About Forêt de Lente

Forêt de Lente is a natural site. Location: Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Serre de Jujuffrey and Serre de Montue.

Climate of Forêt de Lente

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
October (124 mm)
Driest month
July (62 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 Lente
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°9°14°18°21°21°17°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-2°0°4°7°10°10°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)9177909711594628211612412196

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Forêt de Lente

The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 48 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (90 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 41 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 48 kmnorth
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 90 kmnortheast
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 90 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 41 kmnortheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 98 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 99 kmnorth
  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 144 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Forêt de Lente

Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 1,157 natural sites, 283 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km118 places

  • Vercors Plateau Mountain 8 kmE
  • Roc de Toulau Mountain 8 kmSW
  • Sommet de Roche-Chalve Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Serre de Pionnier Mountain 3 kmNW

25–60 km401 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 38 kmE
  • Lac du Vallon Lake 55 kmE
  • Lac du Saulet Lake 50 kmE
  • Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 36 kmE

60–100 km1,058 places

  • Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 70 kmSW
  • St Alban Plage Beach 80 kmNE
  • Îles Margeries Island 76 kmSW
  • Île du Colombier Island 99 kmSW

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