France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Haute-Savoie

Lac de Roy

Lac de Roy is a in , . It is located 2 km west of le Praz de Lys ski resort, in the commune of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Praz de Lys-Sommand and Col de la Ramaz.

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is a small ski resort in . It is located on the town of Mieussy and Taninges.

Mountain saddle
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is a high mountain pass in the in the department of in through which the Tour de France passed during 2003, 2010, 2016 and the 2023 race). The road through the pass culminates slightly higher, at 1619m.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mieussy and Taninges.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region of France. It is a traditional Alpine farming in the Vallée du Giffre, around 35 kilometers east of .

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in south-eastern . is a pleasant town of over 3000 people in the French Alps, about 35 km directly east-southeast of and close to the commune of .

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is a commune in the department of , in the region of , southeastern . The village's first single-person chair lift was opened in 1938 with the first chair lift on in 1954.

Lac de Roy

Latitude
46.14312° or 46° 8′ 35″ north
Longitude
6.5736° or 6° 34′ 25″ east
Elevation
1,656 metres (5,433 feet)
Open location code
8FR84HVF+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30685629
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
6452928
Wiki­data ID
Q3215532
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Lac de Roy” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռուա (լիճ)”
  • Armenian: “Ռուա”
  • Dutch: “Lac de Roy”
  • French: “lac de Roy”
  • French: “Lac de Roy”
  • Russian: “Руа (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Руа”

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