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Natural site

Bois d'Anthon

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°46′33″ N 5°08′35″ E

Map showing the location of Bois d'Anthon Bois d'Anthon
Location in France
Elevation
239 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Chavanoz
2.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport7 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport48 km

About Bois d'Anthon

Bois d'Anthon is a natural site. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Ain and Bourbre River.

Climate of Bois d'Anthon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
October (101 mm)
Driest month
February (59 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 Bois d'Anthon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°12°15°20°23°26°26°22°16°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°1°3°5°10°13°15°15°11°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)6059617892826468931018162

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

How to get to Bois d'Anthon

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 7 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 21 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 7 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 48 kmsouth
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 59 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 21 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 23 kmwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 70 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 80 kmsoutheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 91 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bois d'Anthon

Within 100 km: 202 historic and cultural sites, 709 natural sites, 301 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km62 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 23 kmW
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 20 kmE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 12 kmSE
  • Étang de la Rama Lake 16 kmE

25–60 km330 places

  • St Alban Plage Beach 56 kmSE
  • Grande Île Island 57 kmSE
  • Petite Île Island 57 kmSE
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 33 kmN

60–100 km820 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 97 kmSE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 82 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 82 kmNE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Chavanoz Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    2.2 km E
  • Villette-d'Anthon Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    3 km NW
  • Anthon Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    2.7 km NE
  • Charvieu-Chavagneux Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    3.7 km SE
  • Pont-de-Chéruy Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    3.6 km SE
  • Anthon Village, Anthon
    2.7 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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