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Gros-de-Vaud District

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Gros-de-Vaud District

Located in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Coordinates: 46°39′06″ N 6°39′26″ E

Location in Switzerland

Population: 46,421; 46.4K
Elevation: 636 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 36; listed under Gros-de-Vaud District
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: GVA Geneva International Airport62 km; BRN Bern Airport71 km

About Gros-de-Vaud District

Gros-de-Vaud District is a district. Location: Canton of Vaud, Switzerland. Population: 46,421.

From Wikipedia

Gros-de-Vaud District (French: District du Gros-de-Vaud) is a district of the canton of Vaud. It was created in 2006, taking its name from the Gros-de-Vaud geographic region, which was described by the historian Louis Vulliemin in 1875.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 232 km²
Official website: vd.ch

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Gros-de-Vaud District

Ouest Lausannois District
Lausanne District
Broye-Vully District
Jura-Nord vaudois District

Climate of Gros-de-Vaud District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 103 mm

Hottest month: July (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (123 mm)
Driest month: March (79 mm)

3° -2°

5° -2°

9° 0°

13° 3°

17° 7°

21° 10°

24° 13°

24° 12°

19° 9°

13° 5°

7° 1°

4° -1°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

102

Jun

123

Jul

104

Aug

104

Sep

106

Oct

103

Nov

103

Dec

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 Gros-de-Vaud District
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	13°	17°	21°	24°	24°	19°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	3°	7°	10°	13°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	87	85	79	89	102	123	104	104	106	103	103	96

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

How to get to Gros-de-Vaud District

The nearest airport is Geneva International Airport (GVA), 62 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lausanne, 15 km to the south.

Airports

Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 62 kmsouthwest
Bern Airport (BRN) Bern 71 kmnortheast
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 91 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Lausanne Population: 139.1K 15 kmsouth
Geneva Population: 201.7K 64 kmsouthwest
Bern Population: 121.6K 69 kmnortheast
Besançon Population: 128.4K 82 kmnorthwest
Basel Population: 177.6K 122 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gros-de-Vaud District

Within 100 km: 193 historic and cultural sites, 2,865 natural sites, 439 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km65 places

Lac de Brêt Lake 18 kmSE
Barrage du Day Lake 21 kmW
Lac de Sauvabelin Lake 13 kmS
Lac Les Vuargnes Lake 9 kmS

25–60 km935 places

Sankt Petersinsel Island 60 kmNE
Ile de Salagnon Island 29 kmSE
Ile d'Ogoz Island 34 kmE
Schwarzsee Lake 48 kmE

60–100 km2,497 places

Kleiner Bremgartenwald Mountain 69 kmNE
Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 89 kmE
Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 88 kmE
Strandbad Leissigen Beach 85 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gros-de-Vaud District

36 places

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

Nature and heritage in Gros-de-Vaud District

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Olympic Museum Museum, Lausanne
16 km S
Château d'Ussières Historic site, Ropraz
9.4 km SE
Le Suchet Mountain, Rances
20 km NW
Flon River, Canton of Vaud
12 km S
Lac Les Vuargnes Lake, Lausanne
9.4 km S
Menhirs de Clendy Historic site, Yverdon-les-Bains
14 km N