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Lac Pavin

Lac Pavin or Lake Pavin is a meromictic crater lake, located in the , in , in the territory of the commune of , department of , between Besse-en-Chandesse and Super-Besse.
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lac des Hermines and Chapelle Notre-Dame de Vassivière.

Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an artificial near Super-Besse, in , . At an elevation of 1350 m, its surface area is 0.14 km2.

Church
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise and Compains.

Village
Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse, or Besse, is a commune in the department in in central . The nearby ski resort of Super-Besse hosted the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France.

Village
Photo: Pom‘, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a commune in the department in in central .

Village
Photo: Romary, CC BY 2.5.
is a commune in the department in Auvergne in central . is situated 8 km east of Lac Pavin.

Lac Pavin

Latitude
45.49593° or 45° 29′ 45″ north
Longitude
2.88794° or 2° 53′ 17″ east
Elevation
1,203 metres (3,947 feet)
Open location code
8FQ4FVWQ+95
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31737883
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
2988304
Wiki­data ID
Q1666367
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Satellite Map

Discover Lac Pavin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Lac Pavin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة بافين”
  • Catalan: “llac Pavent”
  • Cebuano: “Lac Pavin (lanaw sa Pransiya)”
  • Cebuano: “Lac Pavin”
  • Chinese: “帕万湖”
  • Czech: “lac Pavin”
  • Czech: “Lac Pavin”
  • Dutch: “Lac Pavin”
  • French: “lac Pavin”
  • French: “Lac Pavin”
  • German: “Lac Pavin”
  • Japanese: “パヴァン湖”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Lac Pavent”
  • Russian: “Павен (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Павен”
  • Vietnamese: “Lac Pavin”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lac Pavin and Site d’escalade en falaise, Site d’escalade du Lac Pavin secteur de gauche.

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