Glandieu Fall
The Glandieu Fall is a small waterfall in France. The fall is situated in Glandieu, in the Ain Department, between the villages of Brégnier-Cordon and Saint-Benoît.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tonton Mourial, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: France’s fall
- Also known as: “Waterfall of Glandieu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Brégnier-Cordon and Croix de Saint-Clair.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Brégnier-Cordon
Church
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Brégnier-Cordon is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Glandieu Fall.
Croix de Saint-Clair
Wayside cross
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Croix de Saint-Clair is a wayside cross, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Glandieu Fall.
Centrale Hydroélectrique de Brégnier-Cordon
Dam
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Centrale Hydroélectrique de Brégnier-Cordon is a dam, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Glandieu Fall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brégnier-Cordon and Izieu.
Brégnier-Cordon
Village
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Brégnier-Cordon is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Izieu
Village
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Izieu is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It lies on the river Rhône, between the cities of Lyon and Chambéry. The Commune is famous for the 1944 abduction by the Nazis of the children and staff from the Izieu orphanage. Izieu is situated 2½ km southeast of Glandieu Fall.
Prémeyzel
Village
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Prémeyzel is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Prémeyzel is situated 3½ km northeast of Glandieu Fall.
Glandieu Fall
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Groslée-Saint-Benoît, Arrondissement of Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.66528° or 45° 39′ 55″ northLongitude
5.61432° or 5° 36′ 52″ eastHeight
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
8FQ7MJ87+4POpenStreetMap ID
node 2806822116OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q2940841
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Frisian—“Glandieu Fall” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ujëvara Glandieu”
- Catalan: “Cascada de Glandieu”
- Dutch: “Glandieu-waterval”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جلانديو فالس”
- Esperanto: “Kaskado de Glandieu”
- French: “cascade de Glandieu”
- French: “Cascade de Glandieu”
- German: “Cascade de Glandieu”
- German: “Glandieu-Fälle”
- Icelandic: “Glandieu-foss”
- Icelandic: “Glandieufoss”
- Italian: “Cascata di Glandieu”
- Latin: “Glandieu Cataracta”
- Portuguese: “Cascata de Glandieu”
- Romanian: “Cascada Glandieu”
- Spanish: “Cascada de Glandieu”
- Welsh: “Rhaeadr Glandieu”
- Western Frisian: “Glandieuwetterfal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centrale de Glandieu and Grotte du Mopard.
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