Retenue du Merle

Retenue du Merle is a reservoir in , , . Retenue du Merle is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Col des Aravis and Tourbière de la Colombière.

Mountain saddle
Photo: chisloup, CC BY 3.0.
The is a mountain pass in the French that connects the towns of in with in . At 1487 m it is the lowest pass in the Aravis Range of mountains.

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.

Church
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Jean-de-Sixt and Le Grand-Bornand.

Village
Photo: Zivax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in the region in southeastern . It lies in the Aravis Range of the .

Village
Photo: Gegeours, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the eastern French department of . The commune is a ski resort and takes its name from the river that runs through it. The inhabitants of are called Bornandins.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in the region in south-eastern .

Retenue du Merle

Latitude
45.8944° or 45° 53′ 40″ north
Longitude
6.4389° or 6° 26′ 20″ east
Open location code
8FQ8VCVQ+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 191357323
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
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Satellite Map

Discover Retenue du Merle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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