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Lignon

Located in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°43′40″ N 4°09′19″ E

Map showing the location of Lignon Lignon
Location in France
Elevation
336 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Poncins
0.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport73 km
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport77 km

About Lignon

Lignon is a river. Location: Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (73 km). Nearby sights include Vizézy and Alliot.

Climate of Lignon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (80 mm)
Driest month
February (38 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 Lignon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°12°15°19°23°26°26°22°16°10°8°
Average low (°C)0°1°3°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)433842547580657678635545

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

How to get to Lignon

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 73 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 37 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 73 kmeast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 77 kmwest
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 100 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 37 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 54 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 57 kmeast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 83 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 136 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Lignon

Within 100 km: 151 historic and cultural sites, 627 natural sites, 280 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km80 places

  • le Martichon Mountain 19 kmNE
  • le Crêt Mountain 23 kmE
  • Bois de Chorsin Natural site 24 kmW
  • Forêt de Bas Natural site 17 kmNW

25–60 km346 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 55 kmE
  • Puy Bien Mountain 36 kmW
  • Réservoir de Couzon Lake 44 kmSE
  • Étang de Corée Lake 54 kmN

60–100 km632 places

  • Bois Dieu Natural site 73 kmN
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 82 kmNE
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 95 kmW
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 96 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Poncins Village, Arrondissement of Montbrison
    0.6 km E
  • Poncins Village, Poncins
    1.2 km E
  • Vizezy Village, Poncins
    0.4 km SW
  • Chambéon Village, Arrondissement of Montbrison
    3.8 km SE
  • Grataloup Village, Poncins
    1.6 km SW
  • Petit Coincet Village, Poncins
    1.7 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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