Dent de la Rancune

Dent de la Rancune is in Chambon-sur-Lac, Arrondissement of Issoire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Dent de la Rancune is situated nearby to the peak Crête de Coq, as well as near the volcano Puy de Cacadogne.

Type: Rock
Description: mountain in France
Also known as: “La Dent de la Rancune”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Puy de Sancy and Puy de Cacadogne.

Puy de Sancy

Volcano

Photo: Jastrow, CC BY 4.0.

Puy de Sancy is the highest mountain in the Massif Central, in Puy-de-Dôme departement of south central France. It is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been inactive for about 220,000 years.

Puy de Cacadogne

Volcano

Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Puy de Cacadogne is a volcano.

Puy Ferrand

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Cehagenmerak, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Puy Ferrand is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Dent de la Rancune.

Places in the Area

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

Mont Dore is a town in France. The Spa town, Mont Dore is situated in an ideal location for accessing the highest peaks in the Auvergne. 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.

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Village

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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse, or Besse, is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. The nearby ski resort of Super-Besse hosted the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France. Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise is situated 8 km east of Dent de la Rancune.