Gorge du Brigon
Located in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°03′00″ N 5°28′00″ E
- Elevation
- 1,486 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport36 km
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport73 km
About Gorge du Brigon
Gorge du Brigon 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 (36 km). Nearby sights include Crête de Chaumont and Herbouilly.
Climate of Gorge du Brigon
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 118 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- November (118 mm)
- Driest month
- July (64 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 0° | 2° | 5° | 8° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -6° | -4° | -2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 2° | -3° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 77 | 87 | 93 | 111 | 95 | 64 | 79 | 111 | 116 | 118 | 94 |
How to get to Gorge du Brigon
The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 36 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (81 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 24 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 36 kmnorth
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 73 kmnortheast
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 81 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 24 kmnortheast
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 92 kmnorthwest
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 92 kmnorthwest
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 95 kmnorthwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 139 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Gorge du Brigon
Within 100 km: 154 historic and cultural sites, 1,208 natural sites, 300 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km111 places
- Great Laffrey lake Lake 25 kmE
- Vercors Plateau Mountain 12 kmS
- Sommet de Roche-Chalve Mountain 6 kmN
- Serre de Pionnier Mountain 17 kmSW
25–60 km438 places
- Lac Mort Lake 26 kmE
- Lac du Vallon Lake 44 kmE
- Lac du Saulet Lake 46 kmSE
- Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 26 kmE
60–100 km1,113 places
- Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 87 kmSW
- Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 94 kmNW
- St Alban Plage Beach 63 kmNE
- Îles Margeries Island 94 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saint-Julien-en-Vercors Village, Arrondissement de Die1.3 km W
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Saint-Julien-en-Vercors Village, Saint-Julien-en-Vercors1.5 km W
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Saint-Martin-en-Vercors Village, Arrondissement de Die3.6 km SW
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Saint-Martin-en-Vercors Village, Saint-Martin-en-Vercors3.5 km SW
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Corrençon-en-Vercors Village, Arrondissement of Grenoble5.1 km SE
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Les Janis Village, Saint-Julien-en-Vercors2.2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Crête de Chaumont Mountain, Villard-de-Lans2.3 km N
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Herbouilly Mountain, Corrençon-en-Vercors2.6 km SE
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La Sambue Mountain, Villard-de-Lans3.3 km SE
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Bois de la Loubière Natural site, Drôme2.9 km E
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Le Liorin Mountain, Villard-de-Lans5.2 km E
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Bois de l'Allier Natural site, Drôme4.7 km W
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Montagne de l'Allier Mountain, Saint-Julien-en-Vercors5.7 km W
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Sommet de Roche-Chalve Mountain, Rencurel5.7 km N
Sources & licences
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