Lac de Couy

Lac de Couy is in Gavarnie-Gèdre, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Occitanie. Lac de Couy is situated nearby to the peak turon Couy, as well as near the lake Lac des Oulettes d’Estom Soubiran.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petit Vignemale and Pic de Cestrède.

Petit Vignemale

Peak

Photo: Acer11, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Petit Vignemale is a summit in the French Pyrenees in the massif du Vignemale. Access is possible either by the Gaube valley, or la vallée d'Ossoue. Petit Vignemale is situated 3½ km west of Lac de Couy.

Pic de Cestrède

Peak

Photo: Llardana, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pic de Cestrède is a peak, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Lac de Couy.

Hourquette d’Ossoue

Mountain saddle

Photo: Acer11, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hourquette d’Ossoue is a mountain saddle, which is situated 3½ km west of Lac de Couy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pyrénées National Park and Gavarnie.

Pyrénées National Park

Photo: Tybo2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pyrénées National Park is a French national park in the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Gavarnie

Photo: Frederik Vandaele, CC BY 2.5.

Gavarnie is a small village in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in south-western France. It is best known for the Cirque de Gavarnie, a massive glacial cirque in the Pyrenees Mountains, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Gèdre

Village

Photo: Calips, CC BY-SA 1.0.

Gèdre is a former commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gavarnie-Gèdre. Gèdre is situated 9 km east of Lac de Couy.

Lac de Couy

Type: Body of water
Location: Gavarnie-Gèdre, Arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost, Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

42.78495° or 42° 47′ 6″ north

Longitude

-0.09141° or 0° 5′ 29″ west

Open location code

8CJXQWM5+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 209363148

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include turon Couy and Lac des Oulettes d’Estom Soubiran.

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