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Grande Briance

Located in Haute-Vienne, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 45°42′55″ N 1°20′00″ E

Map showing the location of Grande Briance Grande Briance
Location in France
Elevation
281 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arrondissement of Limoges
6.7 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LIG Limoges Airport20 km
BVE Brive Souillac airport76 km

About Grande Briance

Grande Briance is a river. Location: Haute-Vienne, New Aquitaine. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Limoges Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Ligoure and Petite Briance.

Climate of Grande Briance

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 101 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (101 mm)
Driest month
July (64 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 Grande Briance
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°12°15°19°22°25°25°21°17°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°4°5°9°12°14°14°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)9589758796746469859810197

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

How to get to Grande Briance

The nearest airport is Limoges Airport (LIG), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limoges, 15 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 20 kmnorthwest
  • Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 76 kmsouth
  • Bergerac Dordogne-Périgord airport (EGC) Bergerac 118 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 15 kmnorthwest
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 137 kmeast
  • Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 179 kmsouthwest
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 193 kmnorth
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 235 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Grande Briance

Within 100 km: 78 historic and cultural sites, 122 natural sites, 181 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km18 places

  • Bois de Morinet Natural site 22 kmE
  • Forêt de Magnac Natural site 18 kmSE
  • Forêt de Lastours Natural site 20 kmW
  • Forêt de Fayat Natural site 15 kmS

25–60 km83 places

  • Vassivière Island 42 kmE
  • Étang de Sagnat Lake 43 kmN
  • Étang de Pissevache Lake 47 kmSE
  • Étang Neuf Lake 48 kmSE

60–100 km280 places

  • Étang de Valencienne Lake 91 kmN
  • Étang de Tix Lake 93 kmE
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 68 kmSE
  • Étang de Ruffaud Lake 61 kmSE

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