Lac de Sauvabelin
Lac de Sauvabelin is an artificial lake in the Sauvabelin forest, above Lausanne, Switzerland. The city of Lausanne authorized the construction of the lake in 1888. A few years later, Funiculaire Lausanne-Signal was built.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Sauvabelin tower
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Gzzz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tour de Sauvabelin is a wooden tower located in the Sauvabelin forest in Lausanne, Switzerland. The tower was built in 2003 by Julius Natterer and stands 35 meters high.
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Stadium
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,700 people and was opened in 1954. The stadium is used primarily for football matches.
Centre International de Recherches sur l’Anarchisme
Library
CIRA or International Center for Research on Anarchism is an anarchist archive, infoshop and library of anarchist material in different languages based in Lausanne, Switzerland with other branches in Marseille and Fujinomiya, Japan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Mont-sur-Lausanne and Chailly.
Le Mont-sur-Lausanne
Village
Photo: Sissssou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Mont-sur-Lausanne is a municipality in the district of Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a suburb of the city of Lausanne.
Chailly
Neighborhood
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chailly is a neighbourhood in the city of Lausanne, Switzerland. Located in the north of the city, it is populated by many young people, and is rich in different cultures.
Prilly
Town
Photo: Sa-se, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prilly is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Ouest Lausannois. It is one of the western suburbs of the city of Lausanne. Prilly is situated 2½ km west of Lac de Sauvabelin.
Lac de Sauvabelin
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lausanne, Lausanne District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lac de Sauvabelin from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Portuguese—“Lac de Sauvabelin” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “索瓦貝蘭湖”
- Dutch: “Lac de Sauvabelin”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره لاك د ساوڤابيلين”
- Estonian: “Sauvabelini järv”
- French: “lac de Sauvabelin”
- French: “Lac de Sauvabelin”
- German: “Lac de Sauvabelin”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lac de Sauvabelin”
- Portuguese: “Lago de Sauvabelin”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include CHUV Hôpital orthopédique and Clinique de la Source.
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