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Plan-de-la-Chaux

Located in Orsières, Entremont District Coordinates: 45°53′44″ N 7°08′10″ E

Map showing the location of Plan-de-la-Chaux Plan-de-la-Chaux
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,652 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport81 km
TRN Turin Airport87 km

About Plan-de-la-Chaux

Plan-de-la-Chaux is a village. Location: Orsières, Entremont District. Elevation: 2,652 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Clocher de la Chaux and Clocher de l'Arpalle.

Climate of Plan-de-la-Chaux

This month · November

A wet month

Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 164 mm

Hottest month
August (day 10°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
November (164 mm)
Driest month
July (99 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 Plan-de-la-Chaux
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°-5°-3°2°6°9°10°7°3°-2°-4°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-10°-8°-4°0°3°4°1°-2°-7°-9°
Precipitation (mm)14914614313913411499107103138164156

How to get to Plan-de-la-Chaux

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 81 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Turin Airport (TRN) (87 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 79 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 81 kmwest
  • Turin Airport (TRN) Caselle Torinese (TO) 87 kmsoutheast
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 88 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 79 kmnorthwest
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 84 kmnorthwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 119 kmnorth
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 137 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 173 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Plan-de-la-Chaux

Within 100 km: 112 historic and cultural sites, 3,864 natural sites, 448 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km489 places

  • Lac d'Orny Lake 13 kmNW
  • Lac de la Breye Lake 17 kmNW
  • Lac de Tsofeiret Lake 20 kmE
  • Lac du Dru Lake 16 kmNW

25–60 km1,656 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 32 kmN
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 43 kmN
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 27 kmNW
  • Arnensee Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km2,279 places

  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 98 kmNE
  • Ile de Salagnon Island 64 kmN
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 89 kmN
  • Lake Thun Lake 99 kmNE

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