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Natural site

Bois de Vaux

Located in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Coordinates: 46°24′19″ N 4°42′01″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Vaux Bois de Vaux
Location in France
Elevation
470 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arrondissement of Mâcon
3.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport81 km
DLE Dole Tavaux Airport90 km

About Bois de Vaux

Bois de Vaux is a natural site. Location: Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Bourcier and Berzé Castle.

Climate of Bois de Vaux

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (87 mm)
Driest month
March (54 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 Bois de Vaux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°13°17°21°24°24°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)686154678483656887808070

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Vaux

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 81 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Villeurbanne, 72 km to the south.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 81 kmsouth
  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 90 kmnortheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 110 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 72 kmsouth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 74 kmsouth
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 104 kmnorth
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 111 kmsouth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 114 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bois de Vaux

Within 100 km: 169 historic and cultural sites, 398 natural sites, 253 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km46 places

  • Grande Montagne Mountain 17 kmS
  • Champvert Mountain 19 kmS
  • Montagne Saint-Pierre Mountain 19 kmS
  • Bois de Verzé Natural site 6 kmSE

25–60 km167 places

  • Bois Dieu Natural site 26 kmW
  • Étang des Vavres Lake 48 kmSE
  • Étang de Torcy-Neuf Lake 45 kmNW
  • Étang de la Noue Lake 57 kmNW

60–100 km607 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 71 kmS
  • Étang de la Toison Lake 65 kmNW
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 84 kmSE
  • Lake Sylans Lake 79 kmE

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