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Natural site

Gorges de la Monne

Located in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°38′00″ N 3°03′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gorges de la Monne Gorges de la Monne
Location in France
Elevation
767 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Olloix
1.3 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport19 km
AUR Aurillac airport96 km

About Gorges de la Monne

Gorges de la Monne is a natural site. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Puy d'Olloix and Mont Redon.

Climate of Gorges de la Monne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 1° · Rain 51 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
May (86 mm)
Driest month
March (36 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Gorges de la Monne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°12°16°20°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°6°9°11°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)433936538675577370675147

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Gorges de la Monne

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 19 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 17 km to the north.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 19 kmnortheast
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 96 kmsouthwest
  • Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 139 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 17 kmnorth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 107 kmeast
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 141 kmeast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 142 kmwest
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 143 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gorges de la Monne

Within 100 km: 158 historic and cultural sites, 510 natural sites, 256 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km181 places

  • Lac de Servière Lake 15 kmW
  • Lac Pavin Lake 20 kmSW
  • Lac de Montcineyre Lake 23 kmSW
  • Lac de Guéry Lake 18 kmW

25–60 km196 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 51 kmE
  • Étang de Tix Lake 48 kmNW
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 39 kmN
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 51 kmW

60–100 km547 places

  • Vassivière Island 94 kmW
  • Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 92 kmSW
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 98 kmSW
  • Étang de Ruffaud Lake 99 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Olloix Village, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
    1.3 km S
  • Olloix Village, Olloix
    1.4 km S
  • Cournols Village, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
    2 km NW
  • Cournols Village, Cournols
    2 km NW
  • Saint-Saturnin Village, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand
    4.4 km NE
  • Randol Village, Cournols
    1.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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