Lac Pavin

Lac Pavin or Lake Pavin is a meromictic crater lake, located in the , in , in the territory of the commune of , department of , between Besse-en-Chandesse and Super-Besse.
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  • Volcano rising to 1,197 metres (3,927 feet)
  • …is also known as “Cratère-Lac Pavin”
  • Description: body of water

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lac des Hermines and Chapelle Notre-Dame de Vassivière.
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is an artificial lake near Super-Besse, in Puy-de-Dôme, .
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is a church.
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is a waterfall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise and Compains.
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, also known…
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is a commune in the department in in central .

Lac Pavin

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Latitude
45.4957° or 45° 29′ 45″ north
Longitude
2.8879° or 2° 53′ 17″ east
Open location code
8FQ4FVWQ+75
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4171788890
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Wiki­data ID
Q1666367

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Lac Pavin” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة بافين”
  • Catalan: “llac Pavent”
  • Cebuano: “Lac Pavin (lanaw sa Pransiya)”
  • Cebuano: “Lac Pavin”
  • Chinese: “帕万湖”
  • Czech: “lac Pavin”
  • Czech: “Lac Pavin”
  • Dutch: “Lac Pavin”
  • French: “lac Pavin”
  • French: “Lac Pavin”
  • German: “Lac Pavin”
  • Japanese: “パヴァン湖”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Lac Pavent”
  • Russian: “Павен (озеро)”
  • Russian: “Павен”
  • Vietnamese: “Lac Pavin”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lac Pavin and Site d’escalade en falaise, Site d’escalade du Lac Pavin secteur de gauche.

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