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Lake

Étang des Chaumes

Located in Cher, Centre-Val de Loire Coordinates: 47°04′00″ N 2°14′00″ E

Map showing the location of Étang des Chaumes Étang des Chaumes
Location in France
Elevation
125 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sainte-Thorette
3.1 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
TUF Tours Val de Loire Airport121 km
PIS Poitiers-Biard Airport156 km

About Étang des Chaumes

Étang des Chaumes is a lake. Location: Cher, Centre-Val de Loire. Elevation: 125 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Tours Val de Loire Airport (121 km). Nearby sights include Bois de la Corne and Bois de Font-Moreau.

Climate of Étang des Chaumes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 3° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
May (73 mm)
Driest month
August (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 Étang des Chaumes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°12°15°19°22°25°26°22°17°11°8°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°12°14°13°11°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)555852577356565061656263

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

How to get to Étang des Chaumes

The nearest airport is Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), 121 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Orléans, 96 km to the north.

Airports

  • Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) Tours, Indre-et-Loire 121 kmwest
  • Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) Poitiers/Biard 156 kmwest
  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 156 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Orléans Population: 116.3K 96 kmnorth
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 121 kmwest
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 157 kmsouthwest
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 157 kmsoutheast
  • Le Mans Population: 144.5K 185 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Étang des Chaumes

Within 100 km: 153 historic and cultural sites, 272 natural sites, 315 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km56 places

  • Neuve River 19 kmNW
  • Étang de la Grande Souche Lake 23 kmN
  • Bois de Soye Natural site 23 kmE
  • Forêt de Vierzon Natural site 24 kmN

25–60 km189 places

  • Étang de Theillay Lake 59 kmNW
  • Étang de Saint-Bonnet Lake 58 kmSE
  • Étang du Puits Lake 59 kmN
  • Étang du Pondy Lake 43 kmSE

60–100 km495 places

  • Étang de Vilpale Lake 65 kmNW
  • Étang des Vigneaux Lake 80 kmSW
  • Étang de la Vallée Lake 99 kmN
  • Étang Turpin Lake 66 kmSW

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