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Natural site

Forêt du Sapey

Located in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°18′00″ N 6°20′00″ E

Map showing the location of Forêt du Sapey Forêt du Sapey
Location in France
Elevation
1,345 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
2.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
CMF Chambéry Aix les Bains airport52 km
NCY Annecy Meythet airport72 km

About Forêt du Sapey

Forêt du Sapey is a natural site. Location: Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Grand Châtelard and L'Armélaz.

Climate of Forêt du Sapey

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 149 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
November (149 mm)
Driest month
July (78 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 Forêt du Sapey
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°6°8°14°18°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°0°5°8°10°11°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)1271181101091171057890103129149138

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Forêt du Sapey

The nearest airport is Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF), 52 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Grenoble, 50 km to the west.

Airports

  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 52 kmnorthwest
  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 72 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 79 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 50 kmwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 101 kmnorth
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 125 kmnorthwest
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 126 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 137 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Forêt du Sapey

Within 100 km: 109 historic and cultural sites, 1,808 natural sites, 324 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km218 places

  • Lac de la Motte Lake 20 kmW
  • Le Grand Lac (Lac Bramant) Lake 16 kmSW
  • Lac Cottepens Lake 21 kmW
  • Lac du Cos Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km732 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 52 kmSW
  • St Alban Plage Beach 51 kmNW
  • Grande Île Island 50 kmNW
  • Petite Île Island 50 kmNW

60–100 km1,291 places

  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 98 kmNE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 97 kmNE
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 99 kmNE
  • Lac du Dru Lake 98 kmNE

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