Mont Cenis dam
Mont Cenis dam is a dam in Val-Cenis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Mont Cenis dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Grand-Croix, as well as near the church Chapelle Notre-Dame Des Neiges.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Marco Siano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in France
- Also known as: “Barrage du Mont Cenis”
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forte Cassa and Forte Varisello.
Forte Cassa
Fort
Photo: Gigillo83, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Forte Cassa is situated 690 metres east of Mont Cenis dam.
Forte Varisello
Castle
Photo: Marco Siano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte Varisello is a castle, which is situated 1¼ km west of Mont Cenis dam.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption dite la Pyramide de Mont-Cenis
Church
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption dite la Pyramide de Mont-Cenis is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Mont Cenis dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand-Croix and Moncenisio.
Moncenisio
Village
Photo: Sbisolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moncenisio is the smallest comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about 60 km west of Turin, on the border with France, in Val Cenischia. Moncenisio is situated 3 km southeast of Mont Cenis dam.
Bar Cenisio
Hamlet
Photo: Marco Siano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bar Cenisio is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southeast of Mont Cenis dam.
Mont Cenis dam
- Category: embankment dam
- Location: Val-Cenis, Arrondissement of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.2247° or 45° 13′ 29″ northLongitude
6.95412° or 6° 57′ 15″ eastOpen location code
8FQ86XF3+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 37953758OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q11989896
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Satellite Map
Discover Mont Cenis dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Norwegian Bokmål—“Mont Cenis dam” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “presa del Mont Cenis”
- Dutch: “dam van Mont Cenis”
- French: “barrage du Mont-Cenis”
- French: “Barrage du Mont-Cenis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mont Cenis-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Mont Cenis-demningen”
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Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame Des Neiges and Douane.
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