Lac du Chevril

Lac du Chevril is a reservoir in Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,693 metres. Lac du Chevril is situated nearby to the hamlet le Villaret du Nial, as well as near the locality Sur la Balme du Menuisier.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Église Saint-Jacques en Tarentaise de Tignes and Espace Killy.

Église Saint-Jacques en Tarentaise de Tignes

Church

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Église Saint-Jacques en Tarentaise de Tignes is a church.

Espace Killy

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Savoie is in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in southeastern France. The area is known for its numerous ski resorts and contribution to French cuisine, with culinary specialities such as fondue savoyarde, tartiflette, génépi, as well as various sorts of saucisson.

Tignes Dam

Dam

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The Tignes Dam, also known as the Chevril Dam, is an arch dam on the Isère in the municipality of Tignes in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tignes and Val-d’Isère.

Tignes

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Tignes is a famous resort in the French Alps linked to Val D'Isere. Tignes is a winter resort for skiing, and a summer one for hiking, mountain biking, and summer skiing on the glacier.

Val-d’Isère

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Val-d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in southeastern France. It lies 5 km from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963, with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry.