Marèges Dam

The Marèges Dam is a concrete arch dam on the . It is located 4 km southeast of in department, France. It was constructed between 1932 and 1935 by the Railway Company du Midi.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam on the Upper Dordogne River near Liginiac in France
  • Also known as: “Barrage de Mareges”, “centrale hydroélectrique de Saint-Pierre-Marèges”, “Mareges Dam”, “Marèges vannkraftverk”, “Maregesdam”, “usine hydroélectrique de Saint-Pierre-Marèges”, and “Val Beneyte vannkraftverk”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Barthélemy de Liginiac and Église Saint-Pardoux-de-Guéret de Roche-le-Peyroux.

Church
Photo: Jon Lanthanberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km northwest of Marèges Dam.

Church
Photo: Kärjens Slædebjørg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Marèges Dam.

Church
Photo: Pline, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km southwest of Marèges Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Pierre and Liginiac.

Village
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is a commune in the department in south-central .

Village
Photo: Jon Lanthanberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in central . is situated 3½ km northwest of Marèges Dam.

Village
Photo: Kärjens Slædebjørg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in central . is situated 3½ km north of Marèges Dam.

Marèges Dam

Latitude
45.39135° or 45° 23′ 29″ north
Longitude
2.36468° or 2° 21′ 53″ east
Elevation
371 metres (1,217 feet)
Established
1935
Height
82 metres (269 feet)
Operator
Société hydroélectrique du Midi
Open location code
8FQ499R7+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 200201486
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
2995868
Wiki­data ID
Q1583460
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Marèges Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Barrage de Marèges”
  • Dutch: “Marègesdam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد مارج”
  • French: “barrage de Marèges”
  • French: “Barrage de Marèges”
  • German: “Marèges-Talsperre”
  • Italian: “diga di Marèges”
  • Japanese: “マレージュダム”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Marèges-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Marèges-demningen”
  • Persian: “سد مارژ”
  • Russian: “Плотина Мареж”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Мареж-Сен-П’єр”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Marèges and Billoux.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Prise d’eau Marèges and Poste électrique de Saint Pierre.

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