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Natural site

Bois Gros

Located in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°01′29″ N 3°24′35″ E

Map showing the location of Bois Gros Bois Gros
Location in France
Elevation
346 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Priest-Bramefant
2.5 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport32 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport135 km

About Bois Gros

Bois Gros is a natural site. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Bois Verger and Forêt Boucharde.

Climate of Bois Gros

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
May (88 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 Bois Gros
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°12°14°19°22°25°25°21°16°11°7°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°9°7°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)494344528873588670565250

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

How to get to Bois Gros

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 32 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 37 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 32 kmsouthwest
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 135 kmeast
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 148 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 37 kmsouthwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 116 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 118 kmeast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 169 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bois Gros

Within 100 km: 80 historic and cultural sites, 497 natural sites, 278 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km29 places

  • Lac d'Allier Lake 11 kmN
  • Bois Verger Natural site 5 kmW
  • Forêt de Saint-Gilbert Natural site 25 kmN
  • Bois Saint-Géat Natural site 8 kmNW

25–60 km329 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 38 kmSE
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 33 kmW
  • L'Étang Grand Lake 41 kmW
  • Étang de Corée Lake 42 kmNE

60–100 km497 places

  • Bois Dieu Natural site 83 kmNE
  • Étang de Tix Lake 72 kmW
  • Lac de Servière Lake 60 kmSW
  • Étang de Saint-Bonnet Lake 89 kmNW

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