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Village

Fontans

Located in Arrondissement of Mende, Lozère Coordinates: 44°44′20″ N 3°23′12″ E

Map showing the location of Fontans Fontans
Location in France
Population
227
227
Elevation
1,031 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Fontans
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
AUR Aurillac airport78 km
RDZ Rodez–Aveyron Airport81 km

About Fontans

Fontans is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Mende, Lozère. Population: 227. Elevation: 1,031 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Aurillac airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau de Mézère and Ruisseau de Guitart.

Climate of Fontans

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 91 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
October (123 mm)
Driest month
July (53 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 Fontans
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°10°15°18°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°5°8°10°10°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)89726584101725369881239187

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Fontans

The nearest airport is Aurillac airport (AUR), 78 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) (118 km). The nearest large city is Saint-Etienne, 110 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 78 kmwest
  • Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) Rodez/Marcillac 81 kmsouthwest
  • Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne airport (CFE) Clermont-Ferrand 118 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 110 kmnortheast
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 118 kmnorth
  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 127 kmsoutheast
  • Montpellier Population: 248.3K 131 kmsouth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 161 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Fontans

Within 100 km: 172 historic and cultural sites, 629 natural sites, 194 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km43 places

  • Lac de Charpal Lake 20 kmSE
  • Truc du Midi Mountain 23 kmS
  • Truc de l'Homme Mountain 16 kmW
  • Truc de Fortunio Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km331 places

  • Lac d'Issarlès Lake 55 kmE
  • Lac du Bouchet Lake 37 kmNE
  • Lac du barrage de Naussac Lake 34 kmE
  • Lac de Grandval Lake 32 kmNW

60–100 km621 places

  • Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 98 kmE
  • Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 77 kmW
  • Lac Pavin Lake 93 kmNW
  • Lac de Montcineyre Lake 89 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Fontans

3 places
  1. 1 Fontans 206

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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