Étang de Ruffaud
Located in Corrèze department, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 45°18′32″ N 1°52′02″ E
- Elevation
- 507 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BVE Brive Souillac airport42 km
- AUR Aurillac airport64 km
About Étang de Ruffaud
Étang de Ruffaud is a lake. Location: Corrèze department, New Aquitaine. Elevation: 507 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brive Souillac airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Étang de Brach and Étang de Taysse.
Climate of Étang de Ruffaud
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 79 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- May (93 mm)
- Driest month
- July (60 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) | 7° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 74 | 71 | 62 | 76 | 93 | 79 | 60 | 69 | 81 | 88 | 79 | 77 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Étang de Ruffaud
The nearest airport is Brive Souillac airport (BVE), 42 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limoges, 76 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 42 kmsouthwest
- Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 64 kmsoutheast
- Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 82 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Limoges Population: 141.2K 76 kmnorthwest
- Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 109 kmnortheast
- Toulouse Population: 511.7K 192 kmsouth
- Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 198 kmeast
- Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 200 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Étang de Ruffaud
Within 100 km: 147 historic and cultural sites, 250 natural sites, 184 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km37 places
- Étang de Taysse Lake 6 kmSE
- Étang du Prévôt Lake 9 kmE
- Étang de Pissevache Lake 16 kmNW
- Étang Neuf Lake 15 kmNW
25–60 km120 places
- Vassivière Island 55 kmN
- Lac de Madic Lake 47 kmE
- Lac de Vassivière Lake 56 kmN
- Lac de Bort-les-Orgues Lake 52 kmE
60–100 km424 places
- Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 62 kmSE
- Étang de Tix Lake 79 kmNE
- Lac de Servière Lake 86 kmNE
- Étang de Sagnat Lake 96 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Saint-Priest-de-Gimel Village, Saint-Priest-de-Gimel0.9 km S
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Gimel-les-Cascades Village, Arrondissement of Tulle1.6 km SW
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Saint-Priest-de-Gimel Village, Arrondissement of Tulle1.9 km NE
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Gimel-les-Cascades Village, Gimel-les-Cascades1.6 km SW
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Saint-Martial-de-Gimel Village, Arrondissement of Tulle4.7 km S
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Brach Village, New Aquitaine1.9 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Étang de Brach Lake, Corrèze department2.1 km N
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Étang de Taysse Lake, Corrèze department6.3 km SE
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Étang du Prévôt Lake, Corrèze department8.8 km E
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Étang Ferrier Lake, Corrèze department9.9 km SE
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Vimbelle River, Corrèze department6.8 km NW
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Montane River, Corrèze department7.4 km SW
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Monts des Monédières Mountain, Corrèze department22 km N
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Puy des Bordes Mountain, Sarran13 km N
Sources & licences
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