Guil
The Guil is a 51.6-kilometre long river in the Hautes-Alpes département, southeastern France. Its drainage basin is 727 km2. Its source is several small streams which converge into the lake Lestio, at Ristolas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in France
- Also known as: “Guil River”, “Le Guil Rivière”, “Le Guil Torrent”, and “Torrent du Guil”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare de Montdauphin - Guillestre and Fontaine pétrifiante de Réotier.
Gare de Montdauphin - Guillestre
Railway station
Photo: Tchai, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gare de Montdauphin - Guillestre is a railway station.
Fontaine pétrifiante de Réotier
Waterfall
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Fontaine pétrifiante de Réotier is a waterfall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Risoul and Guillestre.
Risoul
Photo: Zivax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Risoul is one of the many ski resorts in the French Hautes-Alpes. The resort, which is 12 km above the original village of Risoul, is also known as Risoul 1850 or Risoul Station.
Guillestre
Village
Guillestre is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Guillestre is situated 3 km east of Guil.
Saint-Crépin
Village
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Crépin is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Saint-Crépin is situated 4½ km north of Guil.
Guil
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Guil” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جويل”
- Arabic: “جویل”
- Asturian: “Ríu Guil”
- Catalan: “Guil”
- Chinese: “吉勒河”
- Chinese: “吉爾河”
- Czech: “Guil”
- Dutch: “Guil”
- French: “Guil”
- German: “Guil”
- Irish: “Guil”
- Italian: “Guil”
- Japanese: “Guil川”
- Polish: “Guil”
- Portuguese: “Guil”
- Portuguese: “Rio Guil”
- Russian: “Гий (река)”
- Serbian: “Guil”
- Serbian: “Гиј”
- Spanish: “Guil”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Guil”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mont-Dauphin and Les Chauvets.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plan de Phasy and Plan d’eau d’Eygliers.
Hautes-Alpes: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Briançon, Risoul, Veynes, and Écrins National Park.
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