Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement of Issoire
Chambon-sur-Lac

Croix de Chambon-sur-Lac

Croix de Chambon-sur-Lac is a wayside cross in , , . Croix de Chambon-sur-Lac is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the square .
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  • Type: Wayside cross
  • Description: monumental cross located in Puy-de-Dôme, in France
  • Also known as: “Croix du 16e siècle”
  • Address: Chambon-sur-Lac, 63790

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St-Étienne de Chambon-sur-Lac and Château de Murol.

Church
Photo: Jochen Jahnke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

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The is a castle overlooking the town of in the département of in the région, France. is situated 4 km east of Croix de Chambon-sur-Lac.

Volcano
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is a volcano, which is situated 3 km northwest of Croix de Chambon-sur-Lac.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mont Dore and Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise.

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
is a town in . The Spa town, is situated in an ideal location for accessing the highest peaks in the . Puy de Sancy, at 1886 m towering over the town, gives the illusion that you are in a much larger mountain range than actually is the case.

Village
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, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse, or Besse, is a commune in the department in in central . The nearby ski resort of Super-Besse hosted the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France. is situated 7 km south of Croix de Chambon-sur-Lac.

Village
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is a commune in the department in in central . On 1 January 2019, the former commune was merged into . is situated 10 km east of Croix de Chambon-sur-Lac.

Croix de Chambon-sur-Lac

Latitude
45.57084° or 45° 34′ 15″ north
Longitude
2.89795° or 2° 53′ 53″ east
Inception
16th century
Open location code
8FQ4HVCX+85
Open­Street­Map ID
node 774256872
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wayside_cross
Wiki­data ID
Q22927951
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In Other Languages

“Croix de Chambon-sur-Lac” goes by many names.

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