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River

Toranche

Located in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°41′07″ N 4°20′25″ E

Map showing the location of Toranche Toranche
Location in France
Elevation
470 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Virigneux
1.1 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 Airport59 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport85 km

About Toranche

Toranche is a river. Location: Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau du Pont Lyonnais and Ruisseau la Gimond.

Climate of Toranche

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
September (91 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Toranche
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°11°14°18°22°25°25°21°16°10°7°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°9°12°14°14°11°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)585055688889697991827359

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

How to get to Toranche

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 59 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 28 km to the south.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 59 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 85 kmsoutheast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 92 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 28 kmsouth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 40 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 43 kmeast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 98 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 121 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Toranche

Within 100 km: 162 historic and cultural sites, 589 natural sites, 265 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km113 places

  • Monts du Lyonnais Mountain 15 kmE
  • le Martichon Mountain 13 kmN
  • le Crêt Mountain 14 kmNE
  • Ruillet River 23 kmW

25–60 km341 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 41 kmE
  • Puy Bien Mountain 51 kmW
  • Étang du Grand Glareins Lake 59 kmNE
  • Réservoir de Couzon Lake 30 kmSE

60–100 km562 places

  • Bois Dieu Natural site 76 kmN
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 73 kmNE
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 83 kmE
  • Lac de Save Lake 87 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Virigneux Village, Arrondissement of Montbrison
    1.1 km E
  • Virigneux Village, Virigneux
    1.3 km E
  • Maringes Village, Arrondissement of Montbrison
    2.8 km S
  • Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes Village, Arrondissement of Montbrison
    3.3 km W
  • Maringes Village, Maringes
    2.8 km S
  • Valeille Village, Arrondissement of Montbrison
    3.6 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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