Bois d'Ajoux
Located in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 46°10′00″ N 4°28′00″ E
- Elevation
- 718 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport69 km
- CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport109 km
About Bois d'Ajoux
Bois d'Ajoux is a natural site. Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (69 km). Nearby sights include Roche d'Ajoux and Mont Tourvéon.
Photos of Bois d'Ajoux
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Mont Saint-Rigaud Anthospace · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Roche d'Ajoux PY54 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Bois d'Ajoux
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 78 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (93 mm)
- Driest month
- March (55 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 2° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 56 | 55 | 63 | 83 | 93 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 75 | 78 | 66 |
How to get to Bois d'Ajoux
The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 69 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 55 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 69 kmsoutheast
- Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 109 kmwest
- Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 112 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 55 kmsoutheast
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 55 kmsoutheast
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 82 kmsouth
- Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 115 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 130 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bois d'Ajoux
Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 426 natural sites, 279 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km41 places
- Bois Dieu Natural site 24 kmN
- Mont Tourvéon Mountain 3 kmE
- Grande Montagne Mountain 18 kmNE
- Champvert Mountain 16 kmNE
25–60 km330 places
- Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 53 kmSE
- Étang des Vavres Lake 50 kmE
- Étang Neuf Lake 43 kmN
- Étang Moulin Lake 48 kmE
60–100 km502 places
- Puy Bien Mountain 77 kmSW
- Étang de Torcy-Neuf Lake 67 kmN
- Étang de la Toison Lake 85 kmN
- Étang de Tabouret Lake 81 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Poule-les-Écharmeaux Village, Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône2.1 km S
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Chénelette Village, Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône1.9 km E
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Poule-les-Écharmeaux Village, Poule-les-Écharmeaux2.1 km S
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Chénelette Village, Chénelette1.9 km E
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Chansaye Village, Poule-les-Écharmeaux0.4 km SE
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Propières Village, Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône3.6 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Roche d'Ajoux Mountain, Poule-les-Écharmeaux1.4 km N
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Mont Tourvéon Mountain, Chénelette3.2 km E
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Mont Monnet Mountain, Les Ardillats3.9 km NE
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Mont Saint-Rigaud Mountain, Deux-Grosnes4.9 km N
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Grand Crochet Mountain, Vernay4.6 km E
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Montclair Mountain, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu5.5 km SE
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Mont Chonay Mountain, Les Ardillats6.1 km NE
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Mont Tournissou Mountain, Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu7.1 km SE
Sources & licences
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