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lac de Nantua
- Area
- 1.39 km²
- Max depth
- 43 m
- Tonight
- 5°CRain · Wind 15 km/h S
lac de Nantua is a lake at 474 m above sea level in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, 1.39 km² in area and 2.6 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 474 m
- Length
- 2.6 km
- Shoreline
- 6.3 km
lac de Nantua in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 6.3 km≈1½ h to walk around
lac de Nantua 3D map
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lac de Nantua terrain and contours
20 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
lac de Nantua elevation profile
West → east through the centre
lac de Nantua weather
Tonight · Rain · 5°C (41°F) · 0.7 mm · Wind 15 km/h S
lac de Nantua forecast for about 474 m.
- Tonight5°0.7 mm15 km/h S
- Today6°8°10.8 mm27 km/h S
- Sun4°12°9.4 mm31 km/h S
- Mon3°13°–8 km/h SE
- Tue6°20°1.1 mm11 km/h S
- Wed5°13°–14 km/h N
- Thu4°14°–7 km/h SE
- Fri4°15°–5 km/h NW
- Sat8°11°2.0 mm6 km/h NW
- Sun3°9°2.3 mm12 km/h W
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.
Camping & parking near lac de Nantua
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around lac de Nantua, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.3 km ENE
Nearest campsite
Le Lac
Nearest caravan site
Aire camping-car Izernore
Nearest hut
Chalet (refuge) ONF
All mapped places 8
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.3 km ENE |
| Parking | 0.4 km ENE |
| Parking | 0.7 km E |
| Le LacCampsite | 1.3 km WNW |
| Le SignalCampsite | 1.7 km SE |
| Le camping des GrangesCampsite | 6.0 km ESE |
| Aire camping-car IzernoreCaravan site | 6.9 km NNW |
| Chalet (refuge) ONFHut | 7.8 km S |
Slope
Share of the 4.6 × 4.6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mostly gentle: 67% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 14.3% of the 21 km² view
- Relief in view
- 489 m low point 474 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Where lac de Nantua sits
- Range
- Jura Mountains26
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes44France176Europe2,143
Nearby places
Crêt de la NeigePeak · 1,718 m↑30 km ENE
Col du Grand ColombierPass · 1,498 m↑32 km SSE
Grand ColombierPeak · 1,534 m↑32 km SSE
Col de la FaucillePass · 1,323 m↑41 km NE
La DôlePeak · 1,677 m↑49 km NE
More in the Jura Mountains 6
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- Land cover
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- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)