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Grand Étang de Torcy

Located in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Coordinates: 46°46′52″ N 4°27′49″ E

Map showing the location of Grand Étang de Torcy Grand Étang de Torcy
Location in France
Elevation
319 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Le Creusot
2.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DLE Dole Tavaux Airport79 km
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport127 km

About Grand Étang de Torcy

Grand Étang de Torcy is a lake. Location: Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Elevation: 319 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (79 km). Nearby sights include Étang de Torcy-Neuf and Étang de Montaubry.

Climate of Grand Étang de Torcy

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (84 mm)
Driest month
March (50 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 Grand Étang de Torcy
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°7°11°14°18°22°25°25°21°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°0°2°4°8°11°14°13°10°7°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)685650587884637378707766

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

How to get to Grand Étang de Torcy

The nearest airport is Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE), 79 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) (127 km). The nearest large city is Dijon, 72 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dole Tavaux Airport (DLE) Dole 79 kmeast
  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 127 kmsoutheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 140 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 72 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 117 kmsouth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 118 kmsouth
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 129 kmnortheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 144 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Grand Étang de Torcy

Within 100 km: 163 historic and cultural sites, 370 natural sites, 217 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km31 places

  • Étang de Torcy-Neuf Lake 2 kmSW
  • Étang de la Toison Lake 20 kmNW
  • Étang de la Noue Lake 11 kmNW
  • Étang de Montaubry Lake 5 kmE

25–60 km195 places

  • Bois Dieu Natural site 47 kmS
  • Lac des Settons Lake 54 kmNW
  • Étang de Poisson Lake 30 kmNW
  • Étang Neuf Lake 25 kmS

60–100 km524 places

  • Étang des Vavres Lake 93 kmSE
  • Étang Seigneur Lake 81 kmE
  • Étang de Pissegrain Lake 91 kmW
  • Étang du Perray Lake 93 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Le Creusot Village, Arrondissement of Autun
    2.8 km NW
  • Torcy Village, Torcy
    1.6 km SW
  • Le Breuil Village, Arrondissement of Autun
    2.1 km NE
  • Torcy Village, Arrondissement of Autun
    2.1 km W
  • Le Breuil Village, Le Breuil
    2.9 km N
  • Montchanin Village, Arrondissement of Autun
    3.7 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

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