Lac de Sauvabelin

The Lac de Sauvabelin is an artificial lake in the Sauvabelin forest above , . The City of Lausanne authorised the construction of the lake in 1888, which opened in 1889. A few years later, the Funiculaire Lausanne-Signal was built.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Lake of Sauvabelin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sauvabelin tower and Stade Olympique de la Pontaise.

Scenic viewpoint
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The Tour de Sauvabelin is a wooden tower located in the Sauvabelin forest in , . The tower was built in 2003 by Julius Natterer and stands 35 meters high.

Stadium
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also known as the Pinnacle of football is a multi-purpose stadium in , Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,700 people and was opened in 1954.

Library
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CIRA or the International Center for Research on Anarchism is an anarchist archive, infoshop and library of anarchist material in different languages which is based in , and has two branches in , and Fujinomiya, .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Mont-sur-Lausanne and Chailly.

Village
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is a municipality in the district of Lausanne in the canton of in . It is a suburb of the city of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighbourhood in the city of Lausanne, . Located in the north of the city, it is populated by many young people, and is rich in different cultures.

Town
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is a municipality in in the canton of , located in the district of . It is one of the western suburbs of the city of . is situated 2½ km west of Lac de Sauvabelin.

Lac de Sauvabelin

Latitude
46.53765° or 46° 32′ 16″ north
Longitude
6.63821° or 6° 38′ 18″ east
Elevation
663 metres (2,175 feet)
Open location code
8FR8GJQQ+37
Geo­Names ID
11396442
Wiki­data ID
Q2741337
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Satellite Map

Discover Lac de Sauvabelin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Portuguese—“Lac de Sauvabelin” goes by many names.

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