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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
Église Saint-Jacques en Tarentaise de Tignes is a church.
Espace Killy
Photo: Jmex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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
Photo: Jerome Bon, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Lac du Chevril
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in France
- Category: body of water
- Location: Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.48211° or 45° 28′ 56″ northLongitude
6.94246° or 6° 56′ 33″ eastElevation
1,693 metres (5,554 feet)Open location code
8FQ8FWJR+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 14345150OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirGeoNames ID
3025283Wikidata ID
Q3215704
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Polish—“Lac du Chevril” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lac du Chevril”
- French: “lac du Chevril”
- French: “Lac du Chevril”
- Polish: “Lac du Chevril”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Villaret du Nial and Sur la Balme du Menuisier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bois de la Combe and Chapelle Sainte-Anne - Les Combes.
Savoie: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, Val-d’Isère, and Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
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