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Lake

Étang de Cieux

Located in Haute-Vienne, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 45°59′24″ N 1°03′23″ E

Map showing the location of Étang de Cieux Étang de Cieux
Location in France
Elevation
289 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Cieux
0.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LIG Limoges Airport17 km
PIS Poitiers-Biard Airport88 km

About Étang de Cieux

Étang de Cieux is a lake. Location: Haute-Vienne, New Aquitaine. Elevation: 289 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Limoges Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Monts de Blond and Forêt de Veyrac.

Climate of Étang de Cieux

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 94 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (94 mm)
Driest month
July (61 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
Climate of Étang de Cieux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°12°14°18°21°24°24°21°16°11°8°
Average low (°C)1°2°3°5°9°12°14°14°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)878370808768616776879492

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

How to get to Étang de Cieux

The nearest airport is Limoges Airport (LIG), 17 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limoges, 23 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 17 kmsoutheast
  • Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) Poitiers/Biard 88 kmnorthwest
  • Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 111 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 23 kmsoutheast
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 158 kmnorth
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 159 kmeast
  • Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 181 kmsouthwest
  • Angers Population: 168.3K 206 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Étang de Cieux

Within 100 km: 98 historic and cultural sites, 155 natural sites, 199 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km23 places

  • Lac de Saint-Pardoux Lake 18 kmE
  • Monts de Blond Mountain 5 kmNW
  • Forêt de Veyrac Natural site 8 kmS
  • Bois de Sainte-Anne Natural site 18 kmNW

25–60 km87 places

  • Étang de Valencienne Lake 56 kmN
  • Étang de Sagnat Lake 26 kmNE
  • Étang de la Roche-Chevreux Lake 57 kmN
  • Étang des Planchettes Lake 36 kmN

60–100 km342 places

  • Vassivière Island 66 kmE
  • Étang des Vigneaux Lake 89 kmN
  • Étang Turpin Lake 88 kmNE
  • Étang du Sault Lake 84 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Cieux Village, Arrondissement of Bellac
    0.9 km W
  • Cieux Village, Cieux
    0.9 km W
  • Le Theil Village, Cieux
    1.4 km NE
  • Vaulry Village, Arrondissement of Bellac
    4.3 km NE
  • Vaulry Village, Vaulry
    4.3 km NE
  • Puymeunier Village, Cieux
    2.3 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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