Lake of Sainte-Croix
The Lake of Sainte-Croix is a reservoir in Southern France that was formed by the construction, between 1971 and 1974, of a reinforced-concrete arch dam, the Sainte-Croix Dam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: artificial lake in southern France
- Also known as: “Lac de Sainte-Croix”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume and Town hall of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume.
Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
Church
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Basilique Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume is a church.
Chapelle Saint-André de Seillons-Source-d’Argens
Chapel
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Chapelle Saint-André de Seillons-Source-d’Argens is situated 3½ km northeast of Lake of Sainte-Croix.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume and Tourves.
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
Town
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Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume is a commune in the southeastern French department of Var, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Located 40 km east of Aix-en-Provence, the town lies at the foot of the Sainte-Baume mountains.
Tourves
Village
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Tourves is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Tourves is situated 8 km southeast of Lake of Sainte-Croix.
Lake of Sainte-Croix
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Russian—“Lake of Sainte-Croix” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Sainte-Croix-See”
- Cebuano: “Lac de Sainte-Croix”
- Chinese: “圣克鲁瓦湖”
- Chinese: “圣十字湖”
- Czech: “Lac de Sainte-Croix”
- Dutch: “Lac de Sainte-Croix”
- Dutch: “Meer van Sainte-Croix”
- French: “lac de Sainte-Croix”
- French: “Lac de Sainte-Croix”
- German: “Lac de Sainte-Croix”
- Hebrew: “אגם סנט קרואה”
- Indonesian: “Danau Sainte-Croix”
- Italian: “lago di Sainte-Croix”
- Italian: “Lago di Sainte-Croix”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Lac de Santa Crotz”
- Polish: “Lac de Sainte-Croix”
- Russian: “Сент-Круа”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Château d’Ollières and Source d’Argens.
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