Lac des Joncs
Located in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Veveyse District Coordinates: 46°30′47″ N 6°56′51″ E
- Elevation
- 1,240 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- BRN Bern Airport61 km
- GVA Geneva International Airport71 km
About Lac des Joncs
Lac des Joncs is a lake. Location: Châtel-Saint-Denis, Veveyse District. Elevation: 1,240 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Bern Airport (61 km). Nearby sights include Corbetta and Haut des Preises.
Photos of Lac des Joncs
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Moléson Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0
Climate of Lac des Joncs
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 113 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- June (134 mm)
- Driest month
- March (86 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 0° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 16° | 10° | 4° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -6° | -4° | -1° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 101 | 86 | 94 | 110 | 134 | 118 | 120 | 104 | 107 | 113 | 113 |
How to get to Lac des Joncs
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), 61 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (71 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 24 km to the west.
Airports
- Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 61 kmnortheast
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 71 kmsouthwest
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 92 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Lausanne Population: 139.1K 24 kmwest
- Bern Population: 121.6K 62 kmnortheast
- Geneva Population: 201.7K 71 kmsouthwest
- Besançon Population: 128.4K 108 kmnorthwest
- Basel Population: 177.6K 126 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lac des Joncs
Within 100 km: 156 historic and cultural sites, 4,014 natural sites, 526 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km294 places
- Ile de Salagnon Island 9 kmSW
- Ile d'Ogoz Island 24 kmNE
- Lac de la Gruyère Lake 20 kmNE
- Arnensee Lake 25 kmSE
25–60 km1,547 places
- Lake Wohlen Lake 58 kmNE
- Schwarzsee Lake 31 kmNE
- Oeschinen Lake Lake 60 kmE
- Lake Neuchâtel Lake 46 kmN
60–100 km2,855 places
- Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 63 kmNE
- Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 69 kmE
- Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 69 kmE
- Strandbad Leissigen Beach 65 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Châtel-Saint-Denis Town, Châtel-Saint-Denis3.9 km NW
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Les Rosalys Village, Châtel-Saint-Denis1.2 km E
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Les Paccots Village, Châtel-Saint-Denis1.2 km N
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Grevalla Dessus Neighbourhood, Châtel-Saint-Denis1.3 km SE
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Grevalla Dessous Neighbourhood, Châtel-Saint-Denis1.6 km SE
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Grosses Preises Neighbourhood, Châtel-Saint-Denis2 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Corbetta Mountain, Châtel-Saint-Denis0.9 km W
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Haut des Preises Mountain, Châtel-Saint-Denis2.2 km SE
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Le Barlattey Mountain, Châtel-Saint-Denis2.2 km SE
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Le Molard Mountain, Montreux3.4 km S
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Niremont Mountain, Semsales4 km N
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Teysachaux Mountain, Châtel-Saint-Denis4.4 km NE
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Le Folly Mountain, Montreux3.8 km S
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Vanil des Artses Mountain, Châtel-Saint-Denis4.6 km SE
Sources & licences
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