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Lake

Plan d'eau d'Embrun

Located in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region Coordinates: 44°32′54″ N 6°28′20″ E

Map showing the location of Plan d'eau d'Embrun Plan d'eau d'Embrun
Location in France
Elevation
780 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Crots
1.6 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CUF Cuneo International Airport91 km
NCE Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport115 km

About Plan d'eau d'Embrun

Plan d'eau d'Embrun is a lake. Location: Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region. Elevation: 780 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (91 km). Nearby sights include Torrent des Vachères and Bois du Mont Saint-Guillaume.

Climate of Plan d'eau d'Embrun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 12° · Night 4° · Rain 125 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (125 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
Climate of Plan d'eau d'Embrun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°11°13°18°22°26°26°22°17°12°9°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°9°12°15°15°12°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)1048886959982557291124125111

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

How to get to Plan d'eau d'Embrun

The nearest airport is Cuneo International Airport (CUF), 91 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) (115 km). The nearest large city is Grenoble, 92 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Cuneo International Airport (CUF) Levaldigi (CN) 91 kmeast
  • Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes 115 kmsoutheast
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 118 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 92 kmnorthwest
  • Nice Population: 342.7K 113 kmsoutheast
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 140 kmsouthwest
  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 164 kmsouth
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 164 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Plan d'eau d'Embrun

Within 100 km: 86 historic and cultural sites, 1,537 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km140 places

  • Clapes River 23 kmSW
  • Lac Vert Lake 25 kmE
  • Lac Faravel Lake 19 kmN
  • Lac Palluel Lake 20 kmN

25–60 km659 places

  • Lac Premier Lake 29 kmE
  • Lakes of Vens Lake 45 kmSE
  • Lac du Vallon Lake 60 kmNW
  • Lacs de Ténibres Lake 49 kmSE

60–100 km1,085 places

  • Lac Mort Lake 76 kmNW
  • Lac des Vaches Lake 97 kmN
  • Lac Rond Lake 97 kmN
  • Lake Pierre-Châtel Lake 72 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Crots Village, Arrondissement of Gap
    1.6 km S
  • Embrun Village, Arrondissement of Gap
    2.6 km NE
  • Embrun Town, Embrun
    2.5 km NE
  • Baratier Village, Arrondissement of Gap
    2.2 km SE
  • Baratier Village, Baratier
    2.2 km SE
  • Puy-Sanières Village, Arrondissement of Gap
    3.2 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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