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Barrage de Joux

Barrage de Joux is an attraction you can visit in Joux. Add any of 5 more places within 5 km to a visit. Close by, Ancien prieuré de Tarare is 3.2 km away.

Where
In Joux
inside the commune
How well known
Top 32%
#11,883 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Oct
highs of 17–27°C
In brief

Attraction in Joux

In Joux

Barrage de Joux is in the commune of Joux, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Seasons in Joux

Highs of 17–27°C mark May to October in Joux.

Jan7° / 0°56 mm
Feb9° / 0°49 mm
Mar13° / 2°49 mm
Apr17° / 5°72 mm
May21° / 9°93 mm
Jun25° / 12°87 mm
Jul27° / 14°85 mm
Aug27° / 14°84 mm
Sep22° / 10°83 mm
Oct17° / 8°93 mm
Nov11° / 4°92 mm
Dec8° / 1°58 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Joux, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Fourneaux station, 10 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Joux’s full climate →
About

Barrage de Joux

Dam in France.

Barrage de Joux is in Joux, Rhône.

Barrage de Joux on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type
Attraction
Commune
Joux, Rhône
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Barrage de Joux at a glance

The numbers show what else is near Barrage de Joux, in the order listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Joux. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Towns near Barrage de Joux

The most populous of the 8 is Tarare, at 10,893. All of these towns include it on their pages.

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  1. 1Joux
  2. 2Tarare
  3. 3Vindry-sur-Turdine
  4. 4Amplepuis
  5. 5Panissières
  6. 6Val d'Oingt
  7. 7Thizy-les-Bourgs
  8. 8Balbigny
1 · It’s in this commune

Joux

752 people

2 · 3.5 km east of it

Tarare

10,893 people

3 · 8.1 km east of it

Vindry-sur-Turdine

5,305 people

4 · 10 km northwest of it

Amplepuis

4,876 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Barrage de Joux isPeople
JouxIt’s in this commune752
Tarare3.5 km east of it10,893
Vindry-sur-Turdine8.1 km east of it5,305
Amplepuis10 km northwest of it4,876
Panissières12 km south of it2,911
Val d'Oingt15 km east of it4,117
Thizy-les-Bourgs17 km north of it5,771
Balbigny18 km southwest of it2,911
Make a day of it

Nearby, too

Around it, within 15 km, lie 30 more, including 5 châteaux, 2 museums and an abbey.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Barrage de Joux

Where is Barrage de Joux?

Barrage de Joux is in Joux, in Rhône (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Barrage de Joux?

Dam in France.

When is the best time to visit Barrage de Joux?

May to October are the warmest months in Joux, with afternoon highs of 17–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Barrage de Joux?

Within 15 km: Ancien prieuré de Tarare (3.2 km), Château de la Flachère (13 km), Musée Barthélemy-Thimonnier (10 km) and Château de Chamelet (14 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.