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Lake

Grand Étang

Located in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°45′06″ N 5°26′23″ E

Map showing the location of Grand Étang Grand Étang
Location in France
Elevation
247 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mépieu
0.7 km SE
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 airport37 km

About Grand Étang

Grand Étang is a lake. Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 247 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Étang Barral and Bois du Mont.

Climate of Grand Étang

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 Grand Étang
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°12°15°20°24°27°26°22°16°10°7°
Average low (°C)-1°0°3°5°10°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 Grand Étang

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 37 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 44 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 44 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 46 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 67 kmsouth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 74 kmnortheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 89 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Grand Étang

Within 100 km: 195 historic and cultural sites, 972 natural sites, 320 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km71 places

  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 8 kmNW
  • Lac de Save Lake 5 kmS
  • Étang de Ry Lake 13 kmW
  • Étang de la Rama Lake 9 kmSW

25–60 km322 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 46 kmW
  • St Alban Plage Beach 35 kmSE
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 59 kmE
  • Plage d'Albigny Beach 58 kmE

60–100 km1,094 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 85 kmS
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 66 kmNE
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 66 kmNE
  • Barrage du Rhône Lake 68 kmNE

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