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Natural site

Dunes des Aubes

Located in Gironde, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 45°13′00″ N 1°07′00″ W

Map showing the location of Dunes des Aubes Dunes des Aubes
Location in France
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Piqueyrot
1.8 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BOD Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport53 km
LRH La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport107 km

About Dunes des Aubes

Dunes des Aubes is a natural site. Location: Gironde, New Aquitaine. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (53 km). Nearby sights include Forêt Domaniale d'Hourtin and Dunes des Places.

Climate of Dunes des Aubes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (108 mm)
Driest month
July (42 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 Dunes des Aubes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°11°14°16°20°22°25°25°23°19°14°11°
Average low (°C)3°3°5°7°10°13°15°15°12°10°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)92806471675142527992108101

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

How to get to Dunes des Aubes

The nearest airport is Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD), 53 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bordeaux, 59 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) Bordeaux 53 kmsoutheast
  • La Rochelle Île de Ré Airport (LRH) La Rochelle 107 kmnorth
  • Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport (EGC) Bergerac 136 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 59 kmsoutheast
  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 197 kmeast
  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 222 kmsouth
  • Nantes Population: 325.1K 225 kmnorth
  • Angers Population: 168.3K 254 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Dunes des Aubes

Within 100 km: 58 historic and cultural sites, 55 natural sites, 172 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km14 places

  • Plage Centrale Beach 25 kmS
  • Plage Vensac Beach 21 kmN
  • Plage Centrale d'Euronat Beach 22 kmN
  • Plage du Gurp Beach 24 kmN

25–60 km111 places

  • Plage des Nonnes Beach 40 kmN
  • Barzan-Plage Beach 39 kmNE
  • Plage des Vergnes Beach 40 kmN
  • Plage de l'Arnèche Beach 41 kmN

60–100 km160 places

  • Oléron Island 81 kmN
  • Né River 75 kmNE
  • Plage des Sables Vigniers Beach 85 kmN
  • Plage du Vivier Beach 85 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Piqueyrot Village, Hourtin
    1.8 km S
  • Hourtin Village, Arrondissement of Lesparre-Médoc
    5.8 km SE
  • Contaut Village, Hourtin
    0.8 km SW
  • Hourtin Village, Hourtin
    5.7 km SE
  • Lizan Village, Naujac-sur-Mer
    4 km NE
  • Hourtin-Plage Village, Hourtin
    4.1 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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