Lac d’Hourtin-Carcans
The Hourtin-Carcans Lake is a lake in the natural region of Médoc, located in the French department of Gironde, Aquitaine. It is one of the largest lakes in France, and the largest freshwater lake, by surface area, situated entirely in France.
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Gironde, New Aquitaine, France
- Also known as: “Etang de Carcans”, “Hourtin-Carcans Lake”, “lac d’Hourtin et de Carcans”, and “lac d’Hourtin-Carcans”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carcans.
Carcans
Village
Lac d’Hourtin-Carcans
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.09853° or 45° 5′ 55″ north
Longitude
-1.11667° or 1° 7′ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
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Satellite Map
Discover Lac d’Hourtin-Carcans from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Vietnamese—“Lac d’Hourtin-Carcans” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Hourtin eta Carcans aintzira”
- Bavarian: “Lac de Hourtin et de Carcans”
- Dutch: “Lac d’Hourtin-Carcans”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره لاك دهورتين كاركانس”
- Esperanto: “Lago de Hourtin kaj Carcans”
- French: “Étang d’Hourtin”
- French: “Étang de Carcans”
- French: “lac d’Hourtin et de Carcans”
- French: “Lac d’Hourtin et de Carcans”
- French: “Lac d’Hourtin-Carcans”
- French: “Lac d’Hourtin”
- French: “Lac de Carcans-Hourtin”
- French: “Lac de Carcans”
- French: “Lac de Hourtin et de Maubuisson”
- German: “Lac d’Hourtin et de Carcans”
- German: “Lac d’Hourtin-Carcans”
- German: “Lac de Carcans”
- German: “Lac de Hourtin et de Carcans”
- German: “Lac de Hourtin”
- Italian: “lago di Hourtin e di Carcans”
- Italian: “Lago di Hourtin e di Carcans”
- Occitan (post 1500): “lac de Hortin e de Carcan”
- Occitan (post 1500): “lac de Hortin-Carcan”
- Spanish: “Lago de Hourtin y Carcans”
- Venetian: “lago de Hourtin e de Carcans”
- Vietnamese: “Lac de Hourtin et de Carcans”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pointe de Coben and Pointe de Malignac.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forêt Domaniale de Carcans and Marais de Talaris.
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