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Grands Plans

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 46°01′18″ N 7°06′11″ E

Map showing the location of Grands Plans Grands Plans
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,194 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Orsières
3.3 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport79 km
GVA Geneva International Airport81 km

About Grands Plans

Grands Plans is a mountain. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,194 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (79 km). Nearby sights include La Breya and Lac de Champex.

Climate of Grands Plans

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -7° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
July (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -11°)
Wettest month
December (124 mm)
Driest month
September (84 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 Grands Plans
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°2°8°11°14°14°10°5°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-9°-6°-1°2°4°4°1°-3°-7°-10°
Precipitation (mm)112116949099106909384107120124

How to get to Grands Plans

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 79 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (81 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 66 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 79 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 81 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 101 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 66 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 77 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 106 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 143 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 160 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Grands Plans

Within 100 km: 125 historic and cultural sites, 4,040 natural sites, 500 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km752 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 18 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 17 kmNW
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 17 kmN
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 3 kmSW

25–60 km1,579 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 50 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 30 kmN
  • Daubensee Lake 59 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 42 kmN

60–100 km2,334 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 91 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 91 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 87 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 75 kmN

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