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Village

Montfaucon

Located in Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs Coordinates: 47°14′04″ N 6°04′48″ E

Map showing the location of Montfaucon Montfaucon
Location in France
Population
1,527
1.5K
Elevation
499 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Montfaucon
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DLE Dole Tavaux Airport54 km
GVA Geneva International Airport111 km

About Montfaucon

Montfaucon is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs. Population: 1,527. Elevation: 499 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Citadel of Besançon and Carved Gate.

Climate of Montfaucon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
May (108 mm)
Driest month
March (80 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 Montfaucon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°10°13°17°20°23°23°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)928980931081048781103106108105

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Montfaucon

The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE), 54 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (111 km). The nearest large city is Besançon, 5 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 54 kmsouthwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 111 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 114 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 5 kmwest
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 81 kmwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 109 kmeast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 110 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Montfaucon

Within 100 km: 178 historic and cultural sites, 544 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km54 places

  • Mont des Buis Mountain 4 kmSW
  • Forêt de Vaite Natural site 12 kmNE
  • Bois d'Ully Natural site 19 kmS
  • Bois sur Roche Natural site 17 kmSE

25–60 km178 places

  • Lac des Taillères Lake 48 kmSE
  • Lac de Moron Lake 53 kmE
  • Lac des Brenets Lake 50 kmE
  • Barrage de Biaufond Lake 59 kmE

60–100 km699 places

  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 83 kmE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 98 kmSE
  • Lake Wohlen Lake 99 kmE
  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 70 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Montfaucon

3 places
  1. 1 Montfaucon 1.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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