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River

Furens

Located in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°31′00″ N 4°15′00″ E

Map showing the location of Furens Furens
Location in France
Elevation
361 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Andrézieux-Bouthéon
1.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport70 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport86 km

About Furens

Furens is a river. Location: Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau du Bonson and Ruisseau le Volvon.

Climate of Furens

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
September (82 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Furens
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°12°15°19°23°27°26°22°16°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°1°3°5°9°12°15°14°11°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)453946597978627382735847

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

How to get to Furens

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 14 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 70 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 86 kmeast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 89 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 14 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 53 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 56 kmnortheast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 95 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 121 kmeast

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

Day trips from Furens

Within 100 km: 158 historic and cultural sites, 650 natural sites, 252 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Bois Farost Natural site 22 kmSE
  • Toranche River 20 kmN
  • Ruillet River 22 kmNW
  • Ruisseau le Volvon River 7 kmNE

25–60 km420 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 55 kmNE
  • Puy Bien Mountain 51 kmNW
  • Réservoir de Couzon Lake 29 kmE
  • Mont Plaux Mountain 54 kmS

60–100 km589 places

  • Bois Dieu Natural site 95 kmN
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 90 kmNE
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 95 kmE
  • Lac de Save Lake 96 kmE

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