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Lac du Vieux Emosson

Located in Finhaut, Saint-Maurice District Coordinates: 46°03′43″ N 6°53′26″ E

Map showing the location of Lac du Vieux Emosson Lac du Vieux Emosson
Location in Switzerland
Elevation
2,168 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Emosson
2.1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Zurich · UTC+01:00
Airports
NCY Annecy Meythet airport63 km
GVA Geneva International Airport63 km

About Lac du Vieux Emosson

Lac du Vieux Emosson is a lake. Location: Finhaut, Saint-Maurice District. Elevation: 2,168 m. The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (63 km). Nearby sights include La Veudale and Pointe de la Finive.

Climate of Lac du Vieux Emosson

This month · November

A wet month

Day 1° · Night -5° · Rain 172 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
December (174 mm)
Driest month
September (110 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 Lac du Vieux Emosson
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-3°-3°-2°1°6°10°13°14°10°6°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-8°-6°-1°2°5°6°3°0°-5°-7°
Precipitation (mm)160160143138140129111116110145172174

How to get to Lac du Vieux Emosson

The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), 63 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Geneva International Airport (GVA) (63 km). The nearest large city is Lausanne, 54 km to the north.

Airports

  • Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) Annecy 63 kmwest
  • Geneva International Airport (GVA) Geneva 63 kmwest
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 92 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lausanne Population: 139.1K 54 kmnorth
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 60 kmwest
  • Bern Population: 121.6K 107 kmnortheast
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 134 kmsouthwest
  • Besançon Population: 128.4K 148 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lac du Vieux Emosson

Within 100 km: 141 historic and cultural sites, 3,766 natural sites, 499 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km563 places

  • Lac de Fully Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lac d'Émosson Lake 3 kmNE
  • Lac Sup. de Fully Lake 20 kmNE
  • Lac d'Orny Lake 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,472 places

  • Ile de Salagnon Island 42 kmN
  • Lake Leman Lake 53 kmNW
  • Lac de Derborence Lake 35 kmNE
  • Arnensee Lake 44 kmNE

60–100 km2,371 places

  • Strandbad Neuhaus Beach 99 kmNE
  • Strandbad Manor Farm Beach 99 kmNE
  • Strandbad Leissigen Beach 94 kmNE
  • Ile d'Ogoz Island 73 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Emosson Village, Finhaut
    2.1 km E
  • Vallorcine Village, Arrondissement de Bonneville
    4.5 km SE
  • Vallorcine Village, Vallorcine
    4.5 km SE
  • Finhaut Village, Finhaut
    7.2 km E
  • Barberine Village, Salvan
    3.7 km NE
  • Salvan Municipality, Saint-Maurice District
    7.6 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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