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Natural site

Bois de Palange

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°42′59″ N 5°24′19″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Palange Bois de Palange
Location in France
Elevation
269 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Courtenay
2.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport25 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport38 km

About Bois de Palange

Bois de Palange 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 (25 km). Nearby sights include Bois du Mont and Étang Barral.

Climate of Bois de Palange

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 95 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
October (112 mm)
Driest month
August (71 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 de Palange
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°12°15°20°23°26°26°22°16°10°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°5°9°13°15°14°11°8°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)747375871009272711091129578

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

How to get to Bois de Palange

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 25 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 41 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 25 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 38 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 40 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 41 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 44 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 64 kmsouth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 79 kmnortheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 85 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bois de Palange

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 957 natural sites, 322 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 11 kmN
  • Lac de Save Lake 4 kmE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 10 kmW
  • Étang de la Rama Lake 5 kmW

25–60 km332 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 43 kmW
  • St Alban Plage Beach 35 kmSE
  • Grande Île Island 36 kmSE
  • Petite Île Island 36 kmSE

60–100 km1,080 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 82 kmS
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 70 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 70 kmNE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 73 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Courtenay Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    2.5 km NW
  • Courtenay Village, Courtenay
    2.3 km NW
  • Arandon Village, Arandon-Passins
    2.2 km E
  • Arandon-Passins Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    3.7 km SE
  • Passins Village, Arandon-Passins
    3.7 km SE
  • Lancin Village, Courtenay
    1.3 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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