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Étang de Valencienne

Located in Vienne, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 46°29′00″ N 0°55′00″ E

Map showing the location of Étang de Valencienne Étang de Valencienne
Location in France
Elevation
122 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Haims
2.1 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
PIS Poitiers-Biard Airport48 km
LIG Limoges Airport72 km

About Étang de Valencienne

Étang de Valencienne is a lake. Location: Vienne, New Aquitaine. Elevation: 122 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Étang Gardaché and Étang Gadoret.

Climate of Étang de Valencienne

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (75 mm)
Driest month
July (51 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 Valencienne
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°13°15°19°22°25°25°22°17°11°9°
Average low (°C)2°2°4°5°9°12°14°14°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)676254637452515263687375

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

How to get to Étang de Valencienne

The nearest airport is Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS), 48 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limoges, 77 km to the south.

Airports

  • Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) Poitiers/Biard 48 kmwest
  • Limoges Airport (LIG) Limoges/Bellegarde 72 kmsouth
  • Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) Tours, Indre-et-Loire 106 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Limoges Population: 141.2K 77 kmsouth
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 103 kmnorth
  • Angers Population: 168.3K 157 kmnorthwest
  • Orléans Population: 116.3K 175 kmnortheast
  • Le Mans Population: 144.5K 177 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Étang de Valencienne

Within 100 km: 136 historic and cultural sites, 165 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km29 places

  • Étang de la Rouère Lake 24 kmNE
  • Étang Rompu Lake 20 kmNE
  • Étang de la Roche-Chevreux Lake 25 kmE
  • Étang des Planchettes Lake 21 kmSE

25–60 km209 places

  • Étang des Vigneaux Lake 43 kmNE
  • Étang Turpin Lake 54 kmNE
  • Étang du Sault Lake 38 kmNE
  • Étang Saint-Victor Lake 27 kmNE

60–100 km270 places

  • Étang du Lys-Saint-Georges Lake 72 kmE
  • Étang Borgne Lake 65 kmE
  • Étang des Barons Lake 99 kmNE
  • Lac de la Bergeonnerie Lake 100 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Haims Village, Arrondissement of Montmorillon
    2.1 km N
  • Haims Village, Haims
    2.1 km N
  • Rillé Village, Jouhet
    1.7 km W
  • Journet Village, Arrondissement of Montmorillon
    4.5 km SE
  • Journet Village, Journet
    4.5 km SE
  • Peufavard Village, Jouhet
    2.6 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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