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River

Cosne

Located in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°45′06″ N 4°32′53″ E

Map showing the location of Cosne Cosne
Location in France
Elevation
305 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Brussieu
1.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport42 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport75 km

About Cosne

Cosne is a river. Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Moulin à Vent and Pampailly.

Climate of Cosne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (92 mm)
Driest month
February (53 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 Cosne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°12°14°19°23°26°26°22°16°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°10°13°15°15°12°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)595357718887687692867661

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

How to get to Cosne

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 42 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lyon, 23 km to the east.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 42 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 75 kmsoutheast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 105 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 23 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 26 kmeast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 37 kmsouth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 111 kmsoutheast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 114 kmwest

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

Day trips from Cosne

Within 100 km: 148 historic and cultural sites, 557 natural sites, 266 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km140 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 24 kmE
  • Mont d'Or Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Monts du Lyonnais Mountain 11 kmS
  • le Martichon Mountain 14 kmNW

25–60 km291 places

  • Étang des Vavres Lake 55 kmNE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 57 kmE
  • Étang Moulin Lake 59 kmNE
  • Étang de Moras Lake 57 kmE

60–100 km540 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 67 kmW
  • Bois Dieu Natural site 70 kmN
  • St Alban Plage Beach 100 kmE
  • Grande Île Island 100 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Brussieu Village, Arrondissement of Lyon
    1.9 km W
  • Courzieu Village, Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône
    2 km SE
  • Bessenay Village, Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône
    2.8 km N
  • Brussieu Village, Brussieu
    1.9 km W
  • Courzieu Village, Courzieu
    2 km SE
  • La Giraudière Village, Brussieu
    0.1 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

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