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Natural site

Bois des Vaux

Located in Somme, Hauts-de-France Coordinates: 50°00′40″ N 2°57′38″ E

Map showing the location of Bois des Vaux Bois des Vaux
Location in France
Elevation
126 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Moislains
2.4 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport63 km
BVA Beauvais-Tillé airport87 km

About Bois des Vaux

Bois des Vaux is a natural site. Location: Somme, Hauts-de-France. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Saint-Pierre-Vaast and Museum of the Great War.

Climate of Bois des Vaux

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (67 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 des Vaux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°17°19°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)574656496165585260636765

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bois des Vaux

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 63 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Amiens, 49 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 63 kmnorth
  • Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA) Beauvais 87 kmsouthwest
  • Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) 115 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Amiens Population: 143.1K 49 kmwest
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 70 kmnorth
  • Reims Population: 196.6K 113 kmsoutheast
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 115 kmnortheast
  • Cergy-Pontoise Population: 183.4K 126 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bois des Vaux

Within 100 km: 191 historic and cultural sites, 274 natural sites, 276 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km11 places

  • Bois de Saint-Pierre-Vaast Natural site 2 kmW
  • Bois d'Havrincourt Natural site 11 kmNE
  • Bois Delville Natural site 11 kmW
  • Bois de Bourlon Natural site 21 kmNE

25–60 km100 places

  • Elnon River 59 kmNE
  • Sensée River 31 kmN
  • Bois de Watron Natural site 42 kmNW
  • Forêt de Vignacourt Natural site 59 kmW

60–100 km630 places

  • Étang de Virelles Lake 100 kmE
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 95 kmE
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 92 kmE
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 94 kmE

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