District

Haute-Loire

Local name: Naut Léger

Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 45°06′36″ N 3°50′22″ E

PMRMaeyaert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 228,161; 228.2K
Elevation: 724 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 32; listed under Haute-Loire
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport92 km; AUR Aurillac airport114 km

About Haute-Loire

Haute-Loire is a district. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Population: 228,161.

From Wikipedia

Haute-Loire (French pronunciation: [ot lwaʁ] ; Occitan: Naut Léger or Naut Leir; English: Upper Loire) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, Lozère, Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme. In 2023, it had a population of 228,654; its inhabitants are called Altiligériens in French (English : Altiligerians).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1790
Area: 4,977 km²
Official website: haute-loire.pref.gouv.fr

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Haute-Loire

Rocher Tourte Anthospace · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mont Mouchet Anthospace · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mont Chanis Torsade de Pointes · Public domain
Mont Bar Anthospace · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mont d'Alambre MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 4.0

Places bordering Haute-Loire

Ardèche
Cantal
Puy-de-Dôme
Loire

Population of Haute-Loire over time

Population of Haute-Loire over time
2015		227,034
2017		227,283
2018		227,552
2019		227,570
2020		227,489
2021		227,284
2022		228,161
2023		228,654

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Haute-Loire

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 54 mm

Hottest month: July (day 25°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: May (84 mm)
Driest month: February (38 mm)

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10° 1°

12° 3°

17° 7°

21° 10°

25° 12°

24° 12°

20° 9°

15° 6°

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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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Haute-Loire
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	7°	10°	12°	17°	21°	25°	24°	20°	15°	9°	6°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-1°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	6°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	45	38	43	65	84	66	57	70	75	79	54	48

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Haute-Loire

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 92 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 56 km to the northeast.