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Réservoir de Couzon

Located in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°30′00″ N 4°37′00″ E

Map showing the location of Réservoir de Couzon Réservoir de Couzon
Location in France
Elevation
498 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Farnay
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport45 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport58 km

About Réservoir de Couzon

Réservoir de Couzon is a lake. Location: Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 498 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Duzeze and Crêt de Longes.

Climate of Réservoir de Couzon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (103 mm)
Driest month
February (59 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 Réservoir de Couzon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°8°11°13°18°22°25°25°21°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°12°15°14°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)695967841019068801011038771

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

How to get to Réservoir de Couzon

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 19 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 45 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 58 kmeast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 100 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 19 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 33 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 36 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 93 kmeast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 123 kmwest

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

Day trips from Réservoir de Couzon

Within 100 km: 170 historic and cultural sites, 757 natural sites, 250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km101 places

  • Monts du Lyonnais Mountain 18 kmN
  • La Chaux de l'Égalet Mountain 11 kmS
  • le Bois Paradis Mountain 15 kmS
  • Parc naturel régional du Pilat Natural site 12 kmS

25–60 km319 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 36 kmNE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 58 kmNE
  • Étang de Moras Lake 55 kmE
  • Étang du Grand Glareins Lake 59 kmNE

60–100 km757 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 77 kmW
  • Bois Dieu Natural site 98 kmN
  • St Alban Plage Beach 92 kmE
  • Grande Île Island 92 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Farnay Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
    1.6 km SW
  • Rive-de-Gier Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
    3.3 km N
  • Châteauneuf Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
    2.5 km N
  • Lorette Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne
    3.1 km NW
  • Lorette Village, Lorette
    2.9 km NW
  • Farnay Village, Farnay
    2.7 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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