Vouglans
Vouglans is a dam in Lect, Arrondissement of Saint-Claude, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Vouglans is situated nearby to the pier Vannes de prise d’eau, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Belvédère du Barrage.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Lect and Chapelle de Lect.
Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Lect
Church
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Église Sainte-Marie-Madeleine de Lect is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Vouglans.
Chapelle de Lect
Church
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Chapelle de Lect is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Vouglans.
Église Saints Romain-et-Barulas de Cernon
Church
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Église Saints Romain-et-Barulas de Cernon is a church, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Vouglans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cernon and Montcusel.
Cernon
Village
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Cernon is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Montcusel
Village
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Montcusel is a commune in the Jura department and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France. Montcusel is situated 5 km south of Vouglans.
Villards-d’Héria
Village
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Villards-d'Héria is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Villards-d'Héria is the site of a Gallo-Roman sanctuary, in which the remains of bronze calendar similar to the Coligny calendar were discovered. Villards-d’Héria is situated 6 km northeast of Vouglans.
Vouglans
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in France
- Categories: arch dam, hydroelectric dam, and pumped-storage power station
- Location: Lect, Arrondissement of Saint-Claude, Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.39673° or 46° 23′ 48″ northLongitude
5.66492° or 5° 39′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FR79MW7+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 201590160OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q2885331
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Vouglans” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Vouglans”
- Chinese: “武格朗水坝”
- French: “barrage de Vouglans”
- French: “Barrage de Vouglans”
- Luxembourgish: “Talspär vu Vouglans”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vouglans-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Vouglans-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Вуглан”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vannes de prise d’eau and Belvédère du Barrage.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bassin d’amortissement and Centrale électrique de Vouglans.
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