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Petite Briance

Located in Haute-Vienne, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 45°40′27″ N 1°26′08″ E

Map showing the location of Petite Briance Petite Briance
Location in France
Elevation
299 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Glanges
1.4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LIG Limoges Airport29 km
BVE Brive Souillac airport71 km

About Petite Briance

Petite Briance is a river. Location: Haute-Vienne, New Aquitaine. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Limoges Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Grande Briance and Forêt de Fayat.

Climate of Petite 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 Petite Briance
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°12°15°19°22°25°25°21°17°11°8°
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 Petite Briance

The nearest airport is Limoges Airport (LIG), 29 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limoges, 23 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 29 kmnorthwest
  • Brive Souillac airport (BVE) Brive 71 kmsouth
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 116 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 23 kmnorthwest
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 129 kmeast
  • Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 183 kmsouthwest
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 199 kmnorth
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 230 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Petite Briance

Within 100 km: 77 historic and cultural sites, 112 natural sites, 177 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km16 places

  • Mont Gargan Mountain 18 kmE
  • Bois de Morinet Natural site 16 kmNE
  • Forêt de Magnac Natural site 12 kmS
  • Forêt des Fayes Natural site 22 kmE

25–60 km92 places

  • Vassivière Island 36 kmNE
  • Étang de Taysse Lake 59 kmSE
  • Étang de Sagnat Lake 48 kmN
  • Étang de Ruffaud Lake 53 kmSE

60–100 km258 places

  • Étang de Valencienne Lake 98 kmNW
  • Étang de Tix Lake 86 kmE
  • Étang de la Roche-Chevreux Lake 92 kmN
  • Étang de la Ramade Lake 78 kmE

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