Lac de Chambon

Lac de Chambon is a lake in , , and has an elevation of 873 metres. Lac de Chambon is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include St-Étienne de Chambon-sur-Lac and Saint-Ferreol church.

Church
Photo: Jochen Jahnke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wayside cross
Photo: Jochen Jahnke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a wayside cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise and Saint-Diéry.

Village
Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse, or Besse, is a commune in the department in in central . The nearby ski resort of Super-Besse hosted the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France. is situated 7 km south of Lac de Chambon.

Village
Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
is a commune in the department in in central . On 1 January 2019, the former commune was merged into . is situated 8 km east of Lac de Chambon.

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
is a town in . The Spa town, is situated in an ideal location for accessing the highest peaks in the . Puy de Sancy, at 1886 m towering over the town, gives the illusion that you are in a much larger mountain range than actually is the case.

Lac de Chambon

Latitude
45.57066° or 45° 34′ 14″ north
Longitude
2.92146° or 2° 55′ 17″ east
Elevation
873 metres (2,864 feet)
Open location code
8FQ4HWCC+7H
Geo­Names ID
3027379
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Satellite Map

Discover Lac de Chambon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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