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Village

Ornans

Located in Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs Coordinates: 47°06′19″ N 6°08′35″ E

Map showing the location of Ornans Ornans
Location in France
Population
4,385
4.4K
Elevation
339 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Ornans
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DLE Dole Tavaux Airport55 km
GVA Geneva International Airport96 km

About Ornans

Ornans is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Besançon, Doubs. Population: 4,385. Elevation: 339 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Bois sur Roche and Bois d'Ully.

Climate of Ornans

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 113 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (113 mm)
Driest month
March (85 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 Ornans
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°14°18°21°24°24°20°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)979485951101099287108110113110

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

How to get to Ornans

The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (96 km). The nearest large city is Besançon, 19 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 55 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 96 kmsouth
  • Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 105 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 19 kmnorthwest
  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 75 kmsoutheast
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 89 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 101 kmeast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 100 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Ornans

Within 100 km: 194 historic and cultural sites, 564 natural sites, 223 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km58 places

  • Mont des Buis Mountain 15 kmNW
  • Crêt Monniot Mountain 22 kmE
  • Forêt de Vaite Natural site 21 kmN
  • Bois d'Ully Natural site 4 kmS

25–60 km226 places

  • Lake Neuchâtel Lake 59 kmE
  • Lac de Joux Lake 53 kmS
  • Lac Brenet Lake 50 kmS
  • Lac des Taillères Lake 36 kmSE

60–100 km697 places

  • Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 99 kmE
  • Sankt Petersinsel Island 76 kmE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 93 kmSE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 86 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Ornans

2 places
  1. 1 Ornans 4.2K
  2. 2 Bonnevaux-le-Prieuré 95

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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