Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France
Villeurbanne travel guide
Villeurbanne is a city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, home to about 164,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- LYS17 km · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Paris
- Language
- French
Where to stay
Hotels in Villeurbanne
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hôtel Mercure Lyon Centre Charpennes | 1.4 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Villeurbanne
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Villeurbanne are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; October is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Villeurbanne: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB, 57 km) and Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF, 79 km) are also within reach.
LYS · Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport
GNB · Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport
CMF · Chambéry Aix les Bains airport
Questions
Villeurbanne: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Villeurbanne?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Villeurbanne are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; October is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Villeurbanne?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), about 17 km from the city centre in a straight line; Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB, 57 km) and Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF, 79 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Villeurbanne?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Villeurbanne
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.