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Lakes of Puy-de-Dôme (10 P) S. Lakes of Savoie (5 P) Pages in category "Lakes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Auvergne has two major rivers: the Loire runs through the southeast and borders the northeast, and the Allier runs from north to south down the center of Auvergne, with branches going east and west. [9] Auvergne has about 50 freshwater ponds and lakes. Some are high in the mountains and have volcanic origins. Lac de Guéry is the highest lake ...
Lac Pavin or Lake Pavin is a meromictic crater lake, located in the Dore mountains, in Auvergne (Massif central), in the territory of the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Puy-de-Dôme department of France, between Besse-en-Chandesse and Super-Besse.
With a surface area of 5.45 km 2 (2.10 sq mi) it is one of the largest natural lakes of France. [3] [4] It is the fourth-largest natural lake in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, after Lake Geneva (although partly in Switzerland), Lake Annecy and the Lac du Bourget. It has a maximum depth of 71 metres (233 ft).
The lake is at 1,465 feet (447 m) feet above sea level. At approximately 9 by 2 miles (14 by 3 km), [ 3 ] it is the third-largest lake in France , after the Lac du Bourget and Lac de Grand-Lieu , if the French part of Lake Geneva , which is shared between Switzerland and France, is excluded.
"Aiguebelette-the-Lake"; Arpitan: Égouabelèta), also simply known as Aiguebelette, is a rural commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2020, it had a population of 230. It is named after and lies on the southeastern shore of the Lac d'Aiguebelette, one of the largest natural lakes in the ...
This list of lakes in France roughly distinguishes three categories: the mountain lakes, sorted first by massif, and then by départements; the lakes in plains, ...
The lake is bordered by the steep summits of the Mont du Chat and the Chaîne de l'Épine on the west, and Bauges Mountains on the east, which form its shores. Lac du Bourget was made famous by several romantic poems of Alphonse de Lamartine , including Le Lac , [ 4 ] as well as by descriptions by Xavier de Maistre , Honoré de Balzac , and ...