Lac de Grandval
Lac de Grandval is a reservoir lake in Cantal, France. At an elevation of 742 m, its surface area is 11 km2. The lake lies in the communes of Alleuze, Faverolles and Fridefont; at its western end is the hydroelectric dam by the name of Barrage de Grandval, between Lavastrie and Fridefont.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Barrage de Grandval and Église Saint-Martin de Fridefont.
Barrage de Grandval
Dam
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The Grandval Dam is a dam in the French region Massif central, which opened in 1960. It was conceived by architects Henri et Louis Marty. It is located on the Truyère river, in the departement of Cantal, in between the communes of Fridefont et de Lavastrie.
Église Saint-Martin de Fridefont
Church
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Église Saint-Martin de Fridefont is a church.
Église Saint-Pierre de Lavastrie
Church
Église Saint-Pierre de Lavastrie is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Lac de Grandval.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Faverolles and Chaudes-Aigues.
Faverolles
Village
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Faverolles is a former commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Arcomie. Faverolles is situated 6 km east of Lac de Grandval.
Chaudes-Aigues
Village
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Chaudes-Aigues is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. It is a spa town, famous for its hot spring waters. Chaudes-Aigues is situated 9 km southwest of Lac de Grandval.
Saint-Marc
Village
Saint-Marc is a former commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Val-d'Arcomie. Saint-Marc is situated 9 km east of Lac de Grandval.
Lac de Grandval
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in France
- Category: body of water
- Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Lac de Grandval” goes by many names.
- French: “lac de Grandval”
- French: “Lac de Grandval”
- German: “Talsperre Grandval”
- Italian: “lago di Grandval”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grandval and Fridefont.
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