Monts du Forez
Located in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°37′58″ N 3°50′29″ E
- Elevation
- 1,403 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport55 km
- LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport98 km
About Monts du Forez
Monts du Forez is a mountain. Location: Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Elevation: 1,403 m.
The Forez mountains (French: Monts du Forez, pronounced [mɔ̃ dy fɔʁɛ]) are a mountain range in the Massif Central separating the Dore valley from the Forez plain. They reach their highest point at Pierre-sur-Haute, with an altitude of 1,631 meters.
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Photos of Monts du Forez
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Pierre-sur-Haute Nezdek · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Monts du Forez
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- May (104 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 4° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -3° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 3° | -2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 59 | 62 | 77 | 104 | 92 | 73 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 82 | 73 |
How to get to Monts du Forez
The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 48 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 55 kmwest
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 98 kmeast
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 120 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 48 kmsoutheast
- Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 61 kmwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 79 kmeast
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 82 kmeast
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 155 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Monts du Forez
Within 100 km: 152 historic and cultural sites, 704 natural sites, 277 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km59 places
- Puy Bien Mountain 17 kmNW
- Rocher de Pierre Dure Mountain 11 kmS
- Puy Gros Mountain 9 kmNW
- Montagne de Monthiallier Mountain 3 kmW
25–60 km301 places
- Petit Lac Mountain 55 kmS
- Puy d'Oscot Mountain 27 kmNW
- Monts du Lyonnais Mountain 54 kmE
- Eyme Mountain 57 kmS
60–100 km773 places
- Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 80 kmE
- Bois Dieu Natural site 91 kmNE
- Lac de Tazenat Lake 77 kmNW
- Lac de Servière Lake 77 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Valcivières Village, Arrondissement of Ambert5.8 km SW
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Valcivières Village, Valcivières5.7 km SW
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Sauvain Village, Arrondissement of Montbrison6.7 km NE
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Job Village, Arrondissement of Ambert7.7 km W
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Sauvain Village, Sauvain6.7 km NE
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Chalmazel-Jeansagnière Village, Arrondissement of Montbrison8 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Plat de la Richarde Mountain, Job1.7 km W
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Pierre-sur-Haute Mountain, Job3.4 km NW
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Courreau Mountain, Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau3.3 km E
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Bois de Chorsin Natural site, Loire2.7 km NE
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La Roche Gourgon Mountain, Roche4 km SE
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Montagne de Monthiallier Mountain, Valcivières3.1 km W
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Montarbout Mountain, Sauvain4 km NE
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Grande Pierre Basanne Mountain, Saint-Anthème4.9 km SE
Sources & licences
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