Bois de Fontaine
Located in Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 45°58′12″ N 0°10′24″ W
- Elevation
- 124 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- PIS Poitiers-Biard Airport78 km
- LRH La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport82 km
About Bois de Fontaine
Bois de Fontaine is a natural site. Location: Charente-Maritime, New Aquitaine. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Forêt de Chef-Boutonne and Forêt d'Aulnay.
Climate of Bois de Fontaine
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 103 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (103 mm)
- Driest month
- July (45 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 75 | 64 | 70 | 69 | 52 | 45 | 54 | 74 | 85 | 103 | 95 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Bois de Fontaine
The nearest airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS), 78 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limoges, 111 km to the east.
Airports
- Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) Poitiers/Biard 78 kmnortheast
- La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH) La Rochelle 82 kmwest
- Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 106 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Limoges Population: 141.2K 111 kmeast
- Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 129 kmsouth
- Angers Population: 168.3K 169 kmnorth
- Tours Population: 141.6K 172 kmnortheast
- Nantes Population: 325.1K 174 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Bois de Fontaine
Within 100 km: 123 historic and cultural sites, 112 natural sites, 163 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km22 places
- Bois de la Villedieu Natural site 18 kmNW
- Forêt de Tusson Natural site 18 kmE
- Bois de Matha Natural site 10 kmSW
- Bois de Loubigné Natural site 11 kmNE
25–60 km109 places
- Né River 39 kmSW
- Bois de Soudan Natural site 53 kmN
- Forêt de Saint-Sauvant Natural site 51 kmNE
- Bois de Saint-Hilaire Natural site 53 kmN
60–100 km267 places
- Oléron Island 87 kmW
- Île de Ré Island 100 kmW
- Plage des Nonnes Beach 77 kmSW
- Barzan-Plage Beach 74 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Villiers-Couture Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély2.2 km NE
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Villiers-Couture Village, Villiers-Couture2.2 km NE
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Fontaine-Chalendray Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély2.6 km S
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Fontaine-Chalendray Village, Fontaine-Chalendray2.6 km S
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Romazières Village, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-d'Angély2.5 km N
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Romazières Village, Romazières2.5 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Forêt de Chef-Boutonne Natural site, Deux-Sèvres5.5 km N
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Forêt d'Aulnay Natural site, Charente-Maritime11 km NW
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Bois de Matha Natural site, Charente-Maritime10 km SW
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Bois de Loubigné Natural site, Deux-Sèvres11 km NE
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Bois de Buffageasse Natural site, Charente-Maritime17 km NW
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Bois de la Villedieu Natural site, Charente-Maritime18 km NW
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Forêt de Tusson Natural site, Charente18 km E
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Forêt de Jarnac Natural site, Charente25 km S
Sources & licences
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