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Lake

Étang de Gruissan

Located in Aude, Occitanie Coordinates: 43°06′44″ N 3°04′56″ E

Map showing the location of Étang de Gruissan Étang de Gruissan
Location in France
Elevation
0 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gruissan
0.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BZR Béziers Vias airport32 km
PGF Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport45 km

About Étang de Gruissan

Étang de Gruissan is a lake. Location: Aude, Occitanie. Elevation: 0 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Béziers Vias airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Étang du Grazel and Plage des Chalets.

Climate of Étang de Gruissan

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 8° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
October (76 mm)
Driest month
July (14 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 Étang de Gruissan
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°12°15°17°21°25°28°27°24°19°15°12°
Average low (°C)5°5°7°9°13°16°19°19°16°12°8°6°
Precipitation (mm)594443494732143348764863

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

How to get to Étang de Gruissan

The nearest airport is Béziers Vias airport (BZR), 32 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Perpignan, 49 km to the south.

Airports

  • Béziers Vias airport (BZR) Béziers 32 kmnortheast
  • Perpignan-Rivesaltes (Llabanère) Airport (PGF) Perpignan/Rivesaltes 45 kmsouthwest
  • Carcassonne Salvaza Airport (CCF) Carcassonne 64 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Perpignan Population: 110.7K 49 kmsouth
  • Montpellier Population: 248.3K 85 kmnortheast
  • Girona Population: 100.3K 127 kmsouth
  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 131 kmnortheast
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 144 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Étang de Gruissan

Within 100 km: 142 historic and cultural sites, 718 natural sites, 239 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Plage des Chalets Beach 3 kmE
  • Plage de la Vieille Nouvelle Beach 8 kmS
  • Île Sainte-Lucie Island 7 kmSW
  • Île de l'Aute Island 8 kmSW

25–60 km235 places

  • Torreilles Plage Beach 39 kmS
  • Marseillan Plage Beach 44 kmNE
  • Plage du Lazaret Beach 57 kmNE
  • Plage de la Corniche Beach 57 kmNE

60–100 km829 places

  • Platja de Perafita Beach 73 kmS
  • Puig Joan Mountain 73 kmS
  • Platja de Port-alguer Beach 93 kmS
  • Platja d'Empuriabrava Beach 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Gruissan Village, Arrondissement of Narbonne
    0.8 km SE
  • Gruissan Village, Gruissan
    0.6 km SE
  • Gruissan-Plage Village, Gruissan
    2.8 km SE
  • Narbonne Village, Arrondissement of Narbonne
    10 km NW
  • Bages Village, Arrondissement of Narbonne
    7.5 km W
  • Bages Village, Bages
    7.5 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

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