Bois de Bessans
Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°18′31″ N 6°59′15″ E
- Elevation
- 1,997 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- TRN Turin Airport53 km
- CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport94 km
About Bois de Bessans
Bois de Bessans is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Turin Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Torrent Ribon and Pointe de Soliet.
Photos of Bois de Bessans
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Pointe du Chapeau Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Bois de Bessans
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 3° · Night -3° · Rain 142 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- November (142 mm)
- Driest month
- July (72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 3° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -6° | -4° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 8° | 5° | 2° | -3° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 127 | 119 | 119 | 122 | 119 | 93 | 72 | 86 | 93 | 127 | 142 | 131 |
How to get to Bois de Bessans
The nearest airport is Turin Airport (TRN), 53 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 101 km to the west.
Airports
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 53 kmeast
- Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 94 kmnorthwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 98 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 101 kmwest
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 119 kmnorthwest
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 137 kmnorth
- Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 172 kmwest
- Lyon Population: 520.8K 174 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bois de Bessans
Within 100 km: 93 historic and cultural sites, 2,274 natural sites, 298 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km153 places
- Lac des Vaches Lake 19 kmNW
- Lac Rond Lake 17 kmNW
- Lac de la Plagne Lake 22 kmNW
- Lac du Mont Cenis Lake 9 kmSW
25–60 km448 places
- Lacs de la Tempête Lake 50 kmNW
- Grand Lac du Laus Lake 55 kmS
- Lac de la Girotte Lake 57 kmNW
- Lacs de Forcle Lake 45 kmNW
60–100 km2,064 places
- Lac Mort Lake 99 kmW
- Lac de Fully Lake 97 kmN
- Lac d'Émosson Lake 87 kmN
- Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 97 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Bessans Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne1.4 km N
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Bessans Village, Bessans1.5 km N
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Le Clot Village, Bessans2.8 km N
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La Seignière Village, Bessans2.9 km N
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Pierre Grosse Village, Bessans3 km SE
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La Goula Village, Bessans3.1 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Torrent Ribon River, Savoy1 km NW
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Pointe de Soliet Mountain, Bessans1.9 km S
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Torrent d'Avérole River, Savoy2.9 km N
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Pointe du Chapeau Mountain, Val-Cenis5.9 km S
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Roc de Burel Mountain, Val-Cenis5.6 km W
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Glacier de l'Arcelle Neuve Natural site, Val-Cenis4.7 km SW
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Pointe de Ronce Mountain, Val-Cenis5 km S
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Glacier de Méan-Martin Natural site, Savoy4.9 km N
More nature in France
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Pointe Gaillarde Mountain, Val-Cenis7.2 km NW
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Pointe du Charbonnier Mountain, Val-Cenis10 km NW -
Pointe des Fours Mountain, Val-d'Isère9.1 km N -
Pelaou Blanc Mountain, Val-d'Isère10 km N -
Pointe du Grand Vallon Mountain, Val-Cenis9 km W
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Roc du Véfret Mountain, Val-Cenis6.3 km NW
Sources & licences
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