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Natural site

Forêt Domaniale du Vercors

Located in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 44°54′15″ N 5°26′56″ E

Map showing the location of Forêt Domaniale du Vercors Forêt Domaniale du Vercors
Location in France
Elevation
1,392 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors
3.8 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport52 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport88 km

About Forêt Domaniale du Vercors

Forêt Domaniale du Vercors 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 (52 km). Nearby sights include Montagne de la Fourmillière and Montagne du Grand Larve.

Climate of Forêt Domaniale du Vercors

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
November (138 mm)
Driest month
July (65 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 Domaniale du Vercors
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°5°8°13°17°21°21°16°11°6°3°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°4°7°9°9°7°3°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)10488971021221016588116126138112

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Forêt Domaniale du Vercors

The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 52 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (96 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 37 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 52 kmnorth
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 88 kmnorth
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 96 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 37 kmnortheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 102 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 105 kmnorthwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 106 kmnorthwest
  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 147 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Forêt Domaniale du Vercors

Within 100 km: 134 historic and cultural sites, 1,186 natural sites, 290 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

  • Vercors Plateau Mountain 6 kmNW
  • Roc de Toulau Mountain 17 kmW
  • Sommet de Roche-Chalve Mountain 22 kmN
  • Tête de Praorzel Mountain 17 kmSE

25–60 km441 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 30 kmNE
  • Lac du Vallon Lake 46 kmE
  • Lac du Saulet Lake 40 kmE
  • Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 27 kmE

60–100 km1,036 places

  • Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 77 kmSW
  • Clapes River 92 kmSE
  • St Alban Plage Beach 78 kmN
  • Îles Margeries Island 81 kmSW

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