Tignes Dam

The Tignes Dam, also known as the Chevril Dam, is an arch dam on the in the municipality of in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
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  • 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.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 420 metres west of Tignes Dam.

Reservoir
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is a reservoir.

Peak
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is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Val-d’Isère and Le Monal.

Photo: Jerome Bon, CC BY 2.0.
Val-d'Isère is a commune of the , in the department in southeastern . It lies 5 km from the border with . It is on the border of the created in 1963, with good transport links in and out of , and .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Tignes Dam.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 7 km southwest of Tignes Dam.

Tignes Dam

Latitude
45.49555° or 45° 29′ 44″ north
Longitude
6.93153° or 6° 55′ 54″ east
Inception
1953
Height
181 metres (594 feet)
Operator
EDF
Open location code
8FQ8FWWJ+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30195773
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q2432944
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Satellite Map

Discover Tignes Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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: “Тинь”
  • Russian: “Шевриль”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Малговерт”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Place Kalinda and Cimetière des Boisses.

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Explore places such as Centrale du Chevril and Avia.

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