Arrondissement of Poitiers
Located in Vienne, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 46°35′07″ N 0°18′37″ E
- Population
- 265,941
- 265.9K
- Elevation
- 120 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 83
- listed under Arrondissement of Poitiers
- Airports
- PIS Poitiers-Biard Airport1 km
- TUF Tours Val de Loire Airport99 km
About Arrondissement of Poitiers
Arrondissement of Poitiers is a municipality. Location: Vienne, New Aquitaine. Population: 265,941. Elevation: 120 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (1 km). Nearby sights include Boivre River and Miosson.
Climate of Arrondissement of Poitiers
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- November (75 mm)
- Driest month
- August (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 8° | 9° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 11° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 8° | 4° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 60 | 49 | 54 | 68 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 75 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Arrondissement of Poitiers
The nearest airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS), 1 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tours, 95 km to the north.
Airports
- Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) Poitiers/Biard 1 kmnorthwest
- Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) Tours, Indre-et-Loire 99 kmnorth
- Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 105 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Tours Population: 141.6K 95 kmnorth
- Limoges Population: 141.2K 111 kmsoutheast
- Angers Population: 168.3K 118 kmnorthwest
- Le Mans Population: 144.5K 158 kmnorth
- Nantes Population: 325.1K 158 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Arrondissement of Poitiers
Within 100 km: 160 historic and cultural sites, 151 natural sites, 212 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km46 places
- Forêt de Vouillé Natural site 9 kmW
- Bois de Vernon Natural site 19 kmSE
- Bois de la Vayolle Natural site 15 kmSE
- Bois de Savigny Natural site 16 kmSE
25–60 km109 places
- Étang de Valencienne Lake 48 kmE
- Étang Poitier Lake 59 kmE
- Étang Perrière Lake 56 kmE
- Étang Grolleau Lake 53 kmE
60–100 km368 places
- Ile au Than Beach Beach 73 kmN
- Étang des Vigneaux Lake 77 kmE
- Étang Turpin Lake 96 kmE
- Étang du Sault Lake 74 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Arrondissement of Poitiers and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Arrondissement of Poitiers | Bordeaux | Strasbourg | Montpellier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 265.9K | 265.3K | 274.8K | 248.3K |
| Elevation | 120 m | 20 m | 147 m | 55 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 25° | 26° | 25° | 29° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 2° | 2° | -1° | 3° |
| Annual rainfall | 715 mm | 921 mm | 735 mm | 645 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Sep | May–Sep | May–Sep | May–Oct |
| Distance | — | 206 km | 602 km | 434 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Arrondissement of Poitiers
83 places- 1 Poitiers 89.9K
- 2 Buxerolles 10.3K
- 3 Jaunay-Marigny 7.5K
- 4 Saint-Benoît 7.1K
- 5 Chauvigny 7K
- 6 Vouneuil-sous-Biard 6.3K
- 7 Migné-Auxances 6.3K
- 8 Saint-Martin-la-Pallu 5.7K
- 9 Neuville-de-Poitou 5.5K
- 10 Mignaloux-Beauvoir 5.2K
- 11 Chasseneuil-du-Poitou 4.7K
- 12 Vivonne 4.6K
- 13 Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux 4.1K
- 14 Fontaine-le-Comte 4K
- 15 Montamisé 3.7K
- 16 Vouillé 3.7K
- 17 Ligugé 3.4K
- 18 Dissay 3.1K
- 19 Iteuil 3K
- 20 Nouaillé-Maupertuis 3K
- 21 Beaumont Saint-Cyr 2.9K
- 22 Smarves 2.9K
- 23 Cissé 2.9K
- 24 Nieuil-l'Espoir 2.6K
- 25 Saint-Julien-l'Ars 2.6K
- 26 Lusignan 2.5K
- 27 Rouillé 2.5K
- 28 Sèvres-Anxaumont 2.4K
- 29 Avanton 2.2K
- 30 Roches-Prémarie-Andillé 2.2K
- 31 Mirebeau 2.1K
- 32 Quinçay 2.1K
- 33 Biard 1.9K
- 34 Champigny en Rochereau 1.9K
- 35 Bonnes 1.7K
- 36 Béruges 1.5K
- 37 La Villedieu-du-Clain 1.5K
- 38 Latillé 1.5K
- 39 Celle-Lévescault 1.4K
- 40 Chabournay 1.3K
- 41 Saint-Sauvant 1.3K
- 42 Jardres 1.2K
- 43 Savigny-Lévescault 1.2K
- 44 Lavoux 1.2K
- 45 Ayron 1.2K
- 46 Coulombiers 1.2K
- 47 Fleuré 1.1K
- 48 Aslonnes 1.1K
- 49 Tercé 1.1K
- 50 Marçay 1.1K
- 51 Bignoux 1.1K
- 52 Château-Larcher 1K
- 53 Villiers 982
- 54 Croutelle 946
- 55 Chiré-en-Montreuil 922
- 56 Chouppes 802
- 57 Chalandray 794
- 58 Jazeneuil 793
- 59 Boivre-la-Vallée 783
- 60 Pouillé 735
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Boivre River River, Vienne2.7 km E
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Miosson River, Vienne4.3 km SE
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Auxance River, Vienne7 km NE
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Bois de Saint-Hilaire Natural site, Vienne8.8 km W
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Forêt de Vouillé Natural site, Vienne8.8 km W
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Bois de Saint-Pierre Natural site, Vienne10 km SE
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Forêt de l'Épine Natural site, Vienne11 km SW
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Bois de Clavière Natural site, Vienne12 km S
Sources & licences
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