Vassivière
Vassivière is a locality in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Arrondissement of Issoire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,290 metres. Vassivière is situated nearby to the locality Landrode, as well as near Montagnes de Puy Merle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame de Vassivière and Lac des Hermines.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Vassivière
Church
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Vassivière is a church.
Lac des Hermines
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lac des Hermines is an artificial lake near Super-Besse, in Puy-de-Dôme, France. At an elevation of 1350 m, its surface area is 0.14 km2.
Lac Pavin
Volcano
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac Pavin or Lake Pavin is a meromictic crater lake, located in the Dore mountains, in Auvergne, in the territory of the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Puy-de-Dôme department of France, between Besse-en-Chandesse and Super-Besse. Lac Pavin is situated 3 km east of Vassivière.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Picherande and Compains.
Picherande
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picherande is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme département in Auvergne in central France. Picherande is situated 7 km southwest of Vassivière.
Compains
Village
Photo: Pom‘, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Compains is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Compains is situated 9 km southeast of Vassivière.
Mont Dore
Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
Mont Dore is a town in France. The Spa town, Mont Dore is situated in an ideal location for accessing the highest peaks in the Auvergne. Puy de Sancy, at 1886 m towering over the town, gives the illusion that you are in a much larger mountain range than actually is the case.
Vassivière
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Vassiviere”
- Location: Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Arrondissement of Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.49562° or 45° 29′ 44″ northLongitude
2.849° or 2° 50′ 56″ eastElevation
1,290 metres (4,232 feet)Open location code
8FQ4FRWX+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 11755612582OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2970619
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In Other Languages
“Vassivière” goes by many names.
- Occitan (post 1500): “Vassivèira”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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