Lac de Vassivière
The lac de Vassivière or Vassivière Lake, one of France's largest artificial lakes, is a large man-made reservoir of about 10 square kilometres. It is situated on the Plateau de Millevaches in the départements of Creuse and Haute-Vienne.
- Reservoir
- …has a surface elevation of 648 metres (2,126 feet)
- …is also known as “Vassivière Lake”
- Description: lake in Limousin, France
Places of Interest Nearby
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Villages in the Area
Discover Beaumont-du-Lac and Royère-de-Vassivière.
Beaumont-du-Lac
Beaumont-du-Lac is a commune in the Haute-Vienne…
5 km south of Lac de Vassivière
Royère-de-Vassivière
Royère-de-Vassivière is a commune in the Creuse…
5 km northeast of Lac de Vassivière
Peyrat-le-Château
Peyrat-le-Château is a commune in the Haute-Vienne…
6 km west of Lac de Vassivière
Lac de Vassivière
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
45.81456° or 45° 48′ 52″ north
Longitude
1.85217° or 1° 51′ 8″ east
Open location code
8FQ3RV72+RV
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Lac de Vassivière” goes by many names.
llac de VacivièraCatalan
Lac de VassivièreCebuano
瓦西维耶尔湖Chinese
Lac de VassivièreDutch
Lac de VassivièreFinnish
אגם ואסיביירHebrew
lago di VassivièreItalian
ヴァシヴィエール湖Japanese
Vassivière-demningenNorwegian Bokmål
Estanh de VacivieraOccitan (post 1500)
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