Guil

The Guil is a 51.6-kilometre long river in the département, southeastern . Its drainage basin is 727 km2. Its source is several small streams which converge into the lake Lestio, at Ristolas.
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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: Gare de Montdauphin - Guillestre and Église Saint-Louis de Mont-Dauphin.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Church
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is a church.

Waterfall
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is a waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Risoul and Guillestre.

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is one of the many ski resorts in the .

Village
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is a commune in the department in southeastern . is situated 3 km east of Guil.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southeastern . is situated 4½ km north of Guil.

Guil

Latitude
44.6667° or 44° 40′ 0″ north
Longitude
6.61222° or 6° 36′ 44″ east
Elevation
890 metres (2,920 feet)
Open location code
8FP8MJ86+MV
Geo­Names ID
3014284
Wiki­data ID
Q1553801
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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”
  • “Guil”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mont-Dauphin and Les Chauvets.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Plan de Phasy and Plan d’eau d’Eygliers.

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