Lac de Salanfe
Lac de Salanfe is a lake in the municipality of Evionnaz, Valais, Switzerland. The reservoir is located at an elevation of 1925 m. Its surface area is 1.62 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Tour Sallière and Luisin.
Tour Sallière
Peak
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The Tour Sallière is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, that is overlooking the lake of Salanfe in the Swiss canton of Valais. Tour Sallière is situated 3 km southwest of Lac de Salanfe.
Luisin
Peak
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The Luisin is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking Les Marécottes in the canton of Valais. It lies east of the Tour Sallière, on the range between the lake of Salanfe and the valley of Trient.
Rochers de Gagnerie
Peak
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The Rochers de Gagnerie are a mountain of the Chablais Alps, overlooking the Lac de Salanfe in the canton of Valais. They lie in the massif of the Dents du Midi, forming a huge wall at the end of the Saint Barthélemy valley, south-west of Mex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dents du Midi and Les Marécottes.
Dents du Midi
Locality
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The Dents du Midi are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to the south, they face the Lac de Salanfe, an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological ensemble of the Giffre massif. Dents du Midi is situated 3½ km northwest of Lac de Salanfe.
Les Marécottes
Village
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Les Marécottes is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the western part of the canton, in the Trient Valley, near Martigny, at a height of 1,110 metres. Les Marécottes is situated 5 km southeast of Lac de Salanfe.
Salvan
Village
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Salvan is a municipality in the Saint-Maurice District, in Valais, Switzerland. Salvan is situated 5 km southeast of Lac de Salanfe.
Lac de Salanfe
- Type: Lake
- Description: reservoir
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Evionnaz, Saint-Maurice District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Lac de Salanfe” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “萨朗夫湖”
- Chinese: “薩朗夫湖”
- Dutch: “Lac de Salanfe”
- French: “lac de Salanfe”
- French: “Lac de Salanfe”
- German: “Lac de Salanfe”
- German: “Staumauer Salanfe”
- Italian: “lago di Salanfe”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lac de Sanetsch”
- Polish: “Lac de Salanfe”
- Portuguese: “Lago Salanfe”
- Russian: “Озеро Саланф”
- Russian: “Саланф”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Granges and Le Trétien.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lac des Ottens and La Tour.
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