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Village

Orval

Located in Arrondissement of Saint-Claude, Cher Coordinates: 46°43′32″ N 2°28′54″ E

Map showing the location of Orval Orval
Location in France
Population
1,815
1.8K
Elevation
161 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Orval
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CFE Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport117 km
LIG Limoges Airport139 km

About Orval

Orval is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Saint-Claude, Cher. Population: 1,815. Elevation: 161 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (117 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau de la Loubière and Abbaye de Noirlac.

Climate of Orval

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 3° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
May (73 mm)
Driest month
March (47 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 Orval
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°12°15°19°22°25°25°22°17°11°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°12°14°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)525247537363566065645959

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

How to get to Orval

The nearest airport is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE), 117 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Clermont-Ferrand, 115 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 117 kmsoutheast
  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 139 kmsouthwest
  • Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) Tours, Indre-et-Loire 155 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 115 kmsoutheast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 137 kmsouthwest
  • Orléans Population: 116.3K 138 kmnorth
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 154 kmnorthwest
  • Dijon Population: 159.9K 203 kmeast

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

Day trips from Orval

Within 100 km: 82 historic and cultural sites, 248 natural sites, 284 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km45 places

  • Étang de Saint-Bonnet Lake 18 kmSE
  • Étang du Pondy Lake 14 kmNE
  • Étang de Pirot Lake 24 kmE
  • Étang de la Grille Lake 4 kmNE

25–60 km166 places

  • Neuve River 60 kmNW
  • Étang du Perray Lake 58 kmE
  • Étang de Neuilly Lake 57 kmE
  • Étang Neuf Lake 59 kmN

60–100 km403 places

  • Étang des Vigneaux Lake 92 kmW
  • Étang Turpin Lake 71 kmW
  • Étang de Tix Lake 97 kmS
  • Lac de Tazenat Lake 92 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Orval

1 place
  1. 1 Orval 2K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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