La Dent du Marais

La Dent du Marais is a stone in Chambon-sur-Lac, Arrondissement of Issoire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. La Dent du Marais is situated near the stone Rocher de l’horloge, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Panorama sur le lac Chambon.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Château de Murol and Saint-Ferreol church.

Château de Murol

Photo: Dk58 - Renaud, CC BY 2.0.

The Château de Murol is a castle overlooking the town of Murol in the département of Puy-de-Dôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région, France. Château de Murol is situated 1½ km east of La Dent du Marais.

Saint-Ferreol church

Church

Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Saint-Ferreol church is situated 1½ km southeast of La Dent du Marais.

Abbot of Estaing house

Building

Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Abbot of Estaing house is a building, which is situated 1½ km southeast of La Dent du Marais.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise and Saint-Diéry.

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Village

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.

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 south of La Dent du Marais.

Saint-Diéry

Village

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.

Saint-Diéry is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Creste was merged into Saint-Diéry. Saint-Diéry is situated 8 km southeast of La Dent du Marais.

Verrières

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Verrières is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. In 2024, Verrières was categorized as a rural commune with dispersed housing, according to the seven-level communal density grid defined by INSEE in 2022. Verrières is situated 9 km east of La Dent du Marais.

La Dent du Marais

Type: Stone
Category: landform
Location: Chambon-sur-Lac, Arrondissement of Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

45.58058° or 45° 34′ 50″ north

Longitude

2.92518° or 2° 55′ 31″ east

Open location code

8FQ4HWJG+63

OpenStreetMap ID

way 329085711

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=stone

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dent du marais and Rocher de l’horloge.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: La dent du marais and La Motte.

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