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River

Égolay

Located in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°24′29″ N 4°14′58″ E

Map showing the location of Égolay Égolay
Location in France
Elevation
431 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Unieux
1.2 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport75 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport85 km

About Égolay

Égolay is a river. Location: Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (75 km). Nearby sights include Ondaine and Semène.

Climate of Égolay

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
May (87 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Égolay
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°12°14°19°22°26°26°21°16°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°12°15°14°11°8°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)504351678779637586826452

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

How to get to Égolay

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 75 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 11 km to the east.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 75 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 85 kmeast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 94 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 11 kmeast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 60 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 63 kmnortheast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 100 kmnorthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 118 kmeast

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

Day trips from Égolay

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 660 natural sites, 240 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Bois Panère Natural site 21 kmSE
  • Bois Farost Natural site 15 kmE
  • Ruisseau le Volvon River 17 kmN
  • Ruisseau Valchérie River 7 kmE

25–60 km434 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 57 kmNW
  • Réservoir de Couzon Lake 30 kmE
  • Suc de Miceselle Mountain 60 kmSW
  • Mont Plaux Mountain 43 kmSW

60–100 km610 places

  • Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 98 kmS
  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 63 kmNE
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 99 kmNE
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 100 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Unieux Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
    1.2 km SE
  • Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
    1.4 km SW
  • Unieux Town, Unieux
    1.7 km E
  • Caloire Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
    1.3 km NW
  • Fraisses Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
    2.6 km SE
  • Fraisses Village, Fraisses
    2.5 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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