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Natural site

Bois d'Urfé

Located in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°51′43″ N 3°51′12″ E

Map showing the location of Bois d'Urfé Bois d'Urfé
Location in France
Elevation
937 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Champoly
1.5 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport54 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport97 km

About Bois d'Urfé

Bois d'Urfé is a natural site. Location: Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Prory and Bois du Guet.

Climate of Bois d'Urfé

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (89 mm)
Driest month
February (45 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 d'Urfé
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°8°10°15°18°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°5°8°10°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)544548608489708582676455

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bois d'Urfé

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 54 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 60 km to the west.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 54 kmwest
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 97 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 128 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 60 kmwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 63 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 78 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 80 kmeast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 164 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bois d'Urfé

Within 100 km: 137 historic and cultural sites, 611 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km90 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 18 kmSW
  • Puy d'Oscot Mountain 17 kmW
  • Puy Gros Mountain 19 kmS
  • Bois Vague Natural site 14 kmN

25–60 km271 places

  • Étang de Corée Lake 36 kmN
  • Lac d'Allier Lake 45 kmNW
  • Rocher de Pierre Dure Mountain 37 kmS
  • Monts du Lyonnais Mountain 58 kmSE

60–100 km656 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 78 kmE
  • Bois Dieu Natural site 69 kmNE
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 99 kmE
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 68 kmW

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