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Étang de la Toison

Located in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Coordinates: 46°55′15″ N 4°18′09″ E

Map showing the location of Étang de la Toison Étang de la Toison
Location in France
Elevation
558 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arrondissement of Autun
5.1 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
DLE Dole Tavaux Airport87 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport146 km

About Étang de la Toison

Étang de la Toison is a lake. Location: Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Elevation: 558 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Forêt Nationale de Planoise and Cathédrale Saint-Lazare.

Climate of Étang de la Toison

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (82 mm)
Driest month
March (52 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 Étang de la Toison
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°12°16°20°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)705852588082627574697769

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Étang de la Toison

The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE), 87 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (146 km). The nearest large city is Dijon, 69 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 87 kmeast
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 146 kmsoutheast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 153 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 69 kmnortheast
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 135 kmeast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 136 kmsouth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 137 kmsouth
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 158 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Étang de la Toison

Within 100 km: 163 historic and cultural sites, 427 natural sites, 209 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

  • Étang de Torcy-Neuf Lake 20 kmSE
  • Étang de Poisson Lake 15 kmW
  • Étang de la Noue Lake 9 kmSE
  • Étang de Montaubry Lake 23 kmSE

25–60 km153 places

  • Lac des Settons Lake 34 kmNW
  • Étang Neuf Lake 42 kmS
  • Étang de Martenet Lake 28 kmS
  • Étang du Grand Baronnet Lake 39 kmS

60–100 km581 places

  • Bois Dieu Natural site 62 kmS
  • Étang Seigneur Lake 92 kmE
  • Étang de Pissegrain Lake 81 kmW
  • Étang du Perray Lake 83 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Arrondissement of Autun Municipality, Saône-et-Loire
    5.1 km S
  • Autun Village, Arrondissement of Autun
    3.4 km N
  • Autun Town, Autun
    3.4 km N
  • Broye Village, Arrondissement of Autun
    5.6 km S
  • Broye Village, Broye
    5.5 km S
  • Brion Village, Arrondissement of Autun
    5.9 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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