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Étang de Chancelade

Located in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°57′39″ N 2°37′12″ E

Map showing the location of Étang de Chancelade Étang de Chancelade
Location in France
Elevation
662 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Charensat
3.1 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport47 km
LIG Limoges Airport112 km

About Étang de Chancelade

Étang de Chancelade is a lake. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 662 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Forêt de Drouille and Étang Neuf.

Climate of Étang de Chancelade

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
May (86 mm)
Driest month
March (46 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 Étang de Chancelade
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°17°20°23°23°19°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)554946578682628078736359

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Étang de Chancelade

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 47 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 41 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 47 kmsoutheast
  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 112 kmwest
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 107 kmwest
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 150 kmeast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 175 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 177 kmeast

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

Day trips from Étang de Chancelade

Within 100 km: 87 historic and cultural sites, 421 natural sites, 232 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km23 places

  • Étang de Tix Lake 15 kmSW
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 25 kmSW
  • Étang Neuf Lake 5 kmW
  • L'Étang Grand Lake 24 kmE

25–60 km273 places

  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 29 kmE
  • Lac de Servière Lake 40 kmSE
  • Étang de Pinaud Lake 35 kmNW
  • Lac Pavin Lake 56 kmS

60–100 km444 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 86 kmE
  • Vassivière Island 61 kmW
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 95 kmSW
  • Étang de Saint-Bonnet Lake 77 kmN

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