Île des Cygnes

Île des Cygnes is an islet in , . Access is restricted and requires permission. Île des Cygnes is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the neighborhood .
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Access is restricted and requires permission.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Lake Annecy, France
  • Also known as: “Ile des Cygnes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jardins de l’Europe d’Annecy and Le Pâquier.

Park
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is a park.

Park
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
is a park.

Castle
Photo: Kemper Boyd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château d'Annecy is a restored castle which dominates the old French town of in the département. It was bought by the town, restored and transformed into a museum, le musée-château d'Annecy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annecy and Cran-Gevrier.

Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
, in the north of the , is called "the of " — a well-deserved title. The medieval town centre built around a 14th-century chateau is dissected by small canals and streams running out of Lac , which is clean, fresh and a wonderful azure colour.

Suburb
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is a former commune in the department in the region in southeastern . On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune of .

Suburb
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was a former commune in the department in the region in southeastern France. On 1 January 2017, it merged into the commune of .

Île des Cygnes

Latitude
45.89917° or 45° 53′ 57″ north
Longitude
6.13328° or 6° 7′ 60″ east
Elevation
447 metres (1,467 feet)
Open location code
8FQ8V4XM+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 25963214
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3021937
Wiki­data ID
Q3593458
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Satellite Map

Discover Île des Cygnes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to German—“Île des Cygnes” goes by many names.

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