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Natural site

Bois du Mont

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°43′26″ N 5°26′34″ E

Map showing the location of Bois du Mont Bois du Mont
Location in France
Elevation
280 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arandon
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport27 km
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport35 km

About Bois du Mont

Bois du Mont 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 (27 km). Nearby sights include Étang Barral and Lac de Save.

Climate of Bois du Mont

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 du Mont
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°8°12°15°20°23°26°26°22°16°10°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°5°9°13°15°14°11°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)747375871009272711091129578

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

How to get to Bois du Mont

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 27 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 44 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 27 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 35 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 41 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 44 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 46 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 64 kmsouth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 76 kmnortheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 88 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bois du Mont

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 988 natural sites, 322 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km62 places

  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 11 kmN
  • Lac de Save Lake 2 kmS
  • Étang de Ry Lake 13 kmW
  • Étang de la Rama Lake 8 kmW

25–60 km334 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 46 kmW
  • St Alban Plage Beach 33 kmSE
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 60 kmE
  • Plage d'Albigny Beach 58 kmE

60–100 km1,109 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 82 kmS
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 68 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 68 kmNE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 70 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Arandon Village, Arandon-Passins
    1.6 km SW
  • Creys-Mépieu Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    3.6 km E
  • Creys-Mépieu Village, Creys-Mépieu
    3.3 km E
  • Arandon-Passins Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    4.2 km S
  • Courtenay Village, Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
    5 km W
  • Passins Village, Arandon-Passins
    4.1 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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