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Challes

Located in Arrondissement du Mans, Sarthe Coordinates: 47°55′52″ N 0°24′51″ E

Map showing the location of Challes Challes
Location in France
Population
1,220
1.2K
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
2
listed under Challes
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
TUF Tours Val de Loire Airport60 km
PIS Poitiers-Biard Airport150 km

About Challes

Challes is a village. Location: Arrondissement du Mans, Sarthe. Population: 1,220. Elevation: 92 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Tours Val de Loire Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Sapins and Bois de Sapins.

Climate of Challes

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
November (69 mm)
Driest month
August (43 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 Challes
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°12°14°18°21°24°24°21°16°11°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°3°5°9°11°13°13°11°8°4°3°
Precipitation (mm)676150536049474358616969

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

How to get to Challes

The nearest airport is Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), 60 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Le Mans, 18 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) Tours, Indre-et-Loire 60 kmsoutheast
  • Poitiers-Biard Airport (PIS) Poitiers/Biard 150 kmsouth
  • Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) Caen 153 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Le Mans Population: 144.5K 18 kmnorthwest
  • Tours Population: 141.6K 63 kmsouth
  • Angers Population: 168.3K 89 kmsouthwest
  • Orléans Population: 116.3K 111 kmeast
  • Caen Population: 110.6K 151 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Challes

Within 100 km: 177 historic and cultural sites, 177 natural sites, 158 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km26 places

  • Bois de Sapins Natural site 6 kmSW
  • Bois de Sapins Natural site 11 kmSW
  • Bois de Sapins Natural site 18 kmSW
  • Forêt de la Pierre Natural site 19 kmE

25–60 km133 places

  • Dive River 34 kmN
  • Cloche River 55 kmNE
  • Étang du Val Joyeux Lake 44 kmS
  • Étang Bouchard Lake 49 kmS

60–100 km353 places

  • Ile au Than Beach Beach 83 kmS
  • Étang de Rumien Lake 78 kmNE
  • Étang des Personnes Lake 74 kmNE
  • Étang Perret Lake 99 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Challes

2 places
  1. 1 Challes 1.1K

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

Cities & villages1

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