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Natural site

Bois de Glaize

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°39′11″ N 5°42′37″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Glaize Bois de Glaize
Location in France
Elevation
731 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Loisieux
1.9 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport13 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport43 km

About Bois de Glaize

Bois de Glaize is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Mont Tournier and Mont Chaffaron.

Climate of Bois de Glaize

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
October (114 mm)
Driest month
July (76 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 Bois de Glaize
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°18°21°24°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)86868686100100767711211411094

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Glaize

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 13 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 53 km to the south.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 13 kmeast
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 43 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 44 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 53 kmsouth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 66 kmwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 68 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 70 kmnortheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 106 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bois de Glaize

Within 100 km: 181 historic and cultural sites, 1,357 natural sites, 330 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

  • St Alban Plage Beach 12 kmSE
  • Grande Île Island 14 kmSE
  • Petite Île Island 13 kmSE
  • Lac de Save Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km423 places

  • Laire River 59 kmN
  • Plage de Menthon Saint Bernard Beach 44 kmNE
  • Plage d'Albigny Beach 44 kmNE
  • Plage St Jorioz Beach 42 kmNE

60–100 km1,369 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 68 kmW
  • Lac Mort Lake 69 kmS
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 63 kmN
  • Etang du Moulin de Vert Lake 63 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Loisieux Village, Arrondissement of Chambéry
    1.9 km E
  • Loisieux Village, Loisieux
    1.9 km E
  • Peyrieu Village, Arrondissement of Belley
    3.6 km NW
  • Traize Village, Arrondissement of Chambéry
    3.4 km NE
  • Saint-Pierre-d'Alvey Village, Arrondissement of Chambéry
    3.6 km SE
  • Traize Village, Traize
    3.4 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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