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River

Fouron

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°49′03″ N 5°25′04″ E

Map showing the location of Fouron Fouron
Location in France
Elevation
201 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Montalieu-Vercieu
1.2 km W
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 airport41 km

About Fouron

Fouron is a river. 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 de Tabouret and Ruisseau Rhéby.

Climate of Fouron

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 27°)
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 Fouron
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°13°16°20°24°27°26°22°17°10°7°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°5°10°13°15°15°11°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)747375871009272711091129578

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

How to get to Fouron

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 27 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 42 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 27 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 41 kmsoutheast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 51 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 42 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 45 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 71 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 75 kmsouth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 91 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Fouron

Within 100 km: 192 historic and cultural sites, 902 natural sites, 315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km73 places

  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 2 kmW
  • Lac de Save Lake 13 kmS
  • Étang de Ry Lake 15 kmSW
  • Étang de la Rama Lake 12 kmSW

25–60 km298 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 44 kmW
  • Laire River 56 kmNE
  • St Alban Plage Beach 41 kmSE
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 60 kmE

60–100 km1,038 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 92 kmS
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 62 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 62 kmNE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 64 kmNE

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