Lac Foréant
Located in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region Coordinates: 44°42′19″ N 6°59′02″ E
- Elevation
- 2,618 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- CUF Cuneo International Airport54 km
- TRN Turin Airport76 km
About Lac Foréant
Lac Foréant is a lake. Location: Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. Elevation: 2,618 m. The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Le Pain de Sucre and Pic de Foréant.
Photos of Lac Foréant
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Punta Gastaldi Luca Bergamasco · CC BY 3.0 -
Pic de Château Renard Eritrichium · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
Le Pain de Sucre Anthospace · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Rocce Alte F Ceragioli · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
La Grande Aiguillette Francofranco56 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Lac Foréant
This month · November
A wet month
Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 126 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 14°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- November (126 mm)
- Driest month
- July (55 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) | -5° | -4° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 14° | 10° | 5° | -1° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -9° | -7° | -3° | 1° | 4° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -7° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 113 | 98 | 100 | 107 | 107 | 78 | 55 | 72 | 86 | 120 | 126 | 114 |
How to get to Lac Foréant
The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (CUF), 54 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (76 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 113 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 54 kmeast
- Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 76 kmnortheast
- Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes 118 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Grenoble Population: 158.6K 113 kmnorthwest
- Nice Population: 342.7K 114 kmsouth
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 179 kmnorth
- Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 179 kmsouthwest
- Toulon Population: 168.7K 195 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lac Foréant
Within 100 km: 54 historic and cultural sites, 1,339 natural sites, 224 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km147 places
- Lac Premier Lake 23 kmSW
- Lac Vert Lake 21 kmSW
- Lac Sainte-Anne Lake 17 kmSW
- Lacs de Roure Lake 17 kmSW
25–60 km398 places
- Lakes of Vens Lake 43 kmS
- Lacs de Ténibres Lake 47 kmS
- Lac de la Reculaïa Lake 27 kmS
- Lac de Rabuons Lake 49 kmS
60–100 km1,072 places
- Clapes River 64 kmSW
- Lac du Vallon Lake 82 kmW
- Lac des Vaches Lake 78 kmN
- Lac du Saulet Lake 84 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Chianale Village, Pontechianale6.6 km S -
Saint-Véran Village, Arrondissement of Briançon9.1 km W
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Ristolas Village, Abriès-Ristolas7.9 km N
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L'Échalp Village, Abriès-Ristolas6.1 km N
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Pontechianale Municipality, Province of Cuneo10 km S
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Saint-Véran Village, Saint-Véran9.2 km W
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Le Pain de Sucre Mountain, Pontechianale2 km SE
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Pic de Foréant Mountain, Molines-en-Queyras1.2 km W
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Lac Bariclé Lake, Hautes-Alpes1.9 km N
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Lac d'Asti Lake, Hautes-Alpes1.9 km SE
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Lac Égorgeou Lake, Hautes-Alpes2 km N
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Il Pelvo Mountain, Molines-en-Queyras2.8 km SW
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Grand Queyras Mountain, Abriès-Ristolas3 km NW
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La Grande Aiguillette Mountain, Pontechianale3.7 km SE
Sources & licences
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