Les Grands Bois
Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France Coordinates: 45°09′03″ N 4°24′53″ E
- Elevation
- 1,136 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport76 km
- LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport83 km
About Les Grands Bois
Les Grands Bois is a natural site. Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Grand Felletin and Petit Felletin.
Climate of Les Grands Bois
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 94 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- October (117 mm)
- Driest month
- February (63 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 21° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | -1° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 10° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 0° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 63 | 71 | 90 | 109 | 86 | 65 | 79 | 103 | 117 | 94 | 80 |
How to get to Les Grands Bois
The nearest airport is Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB), 76 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (83 km). The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 32 km to the north.
Airports
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 76 kmeast
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 83 kmnortheast
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 120 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 32 kmnorth
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 75 kmnortheast
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 77 kmnortheast
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 102 kmeast
- Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 125 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Les Grands Bois
Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 738 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km67 places
- les Bastiers Mountain 25 kmSW
- le Pey gros Mountain 21 kmS
- Montjay Mountain 16 kmSE
- Chantelermuse Mountain 21 kmE
25–60 km383 places
- Lac d'Issarlès Lake 46 kmSW
- Réservoir de Couzon Lake 42 kmN
- Lac du Bouchet Lake 56 kmSW
- La Courbe Mountain 46 kmS
60–100 km681 places
- Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 67 kmS
- Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 78 kmNE
- Puy Bien Mountain 87 kmNW
- Îles Margeries Island 84 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid Village, Arrondissement of Yssingeaux1.8 km SE
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Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid Village, Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid1.9 km SE
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Saint-André-en-Vivarais Village, Arrondissement de Tournon-sur-Rhône3.3 km S
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Les Bruyères Village, Montregard1.2 km W
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Saint-André-en-Vivarais Village, Saint-André-en-Vivarais3.3 km S
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Maisonnettes Village, Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid1.5 km E
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Grand Felletin Mountain, Monestier7.2 km NE
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Petit Felletin Mountain, Saint-Julien-Molhesabate7.3 km NE
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Suc de Servaux Mountain, Monestier7.7 km NE
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Suc de Beauplot Mountain, Saint-Symphorien-de-Mahun8.3 km E
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Suc de Mirabel Mountain, Lalouvesc8.8 km SE
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Suc de Lestelle Mountain, Rochepaule8.8 km SE
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Suc des Aulanières Mountain, Saint-Symphorien-de-Mahun8.9 km E
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Mont Besset Mountain, Lalouvesc10 km SE
Sources & licences
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