Tignes Dam
The Tignes Dam, also known as the Chevril Dam, is an arch dam on the Isère in the municipality of Tignes in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Tignes
- Also known as: “Barrage du Chevril”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Jacques en Tarentaise de Tignes and Lac du Chevril.
Église Saint-Jacques en Tarentaise de Tignes
Church
Photo: Rundvald, Public domain.
Église Saint-Jacques en Tarentaise de Tignes is a church, which is situated 420 metres west of Tignes Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Val-d’Isère and Le Monal.
Val-d’Isère
Photo: Jerome Bon, CC BY 2.0.
Val-d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in southeastern France. It lies 5 km from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963, with good transport links in and out of Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry.
Le Monal
Hamlet
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Monal is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Tignes Dam.
L’Echaillon
Hamlet
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
L’Echaillon is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Tignes Dam.
Tignes Dam
- Category: arch dam
- Location: Tignes, Arrondissement of Albertville, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.49555° or 45° 29′ 44″ northLongitude
6.93153° or 6° 55′ 54″ eastInception
1953Height
181 metres (594 feet)Operator
EDFOpen location code
8FQ8FWWJ+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 30195773OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q2432944
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Tignes Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Tignes Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蒂涅水壩”
- French: “barrage de Tignes”
- French: “Barrage de Tignes”
- French: “barrage du Chevril”
- German: “Lac de Tignes”
- German: “Tignes-Talsperre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tignes-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Tignes-demningen”
- Persian: “سد تیگنس”
- Russian: “Плотина Тинь”
- Russian: “Шевриль”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Малговерт”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Kalinda and Cimetière des Boisses.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Centrale du Chevril and Avia.
Savoie: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, Val-d’Isère, and Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
Curious Dams to Discover
Uncover intriguing dams from every corner of the globe.