Lac d’Avoriaz
Lac d'Avoriaz is a lake in Haute-Savoie, France.Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portes du Soleil and Pointe de Chésery.
Portes du Soleil
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portes du Soleil is the name for a massive international ski area that straddles the French and Swiss borders. Towns and resorts in this area include:…
Pointe de Chésery
Peak
Photo: Historicair, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pointe de Chésery is a mountain in the Chablais Alps on the Swiss-French border.
Hauts-Forts
Peak
The Hauts-Forts at 2,466 m, is a mountain of the Chablais Alps, located east of Morzine in the French department of Haute-Savoie, within one kilometre of the Swiss border. The closest locality is Avoriaz, from where a cable car leads to its summit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avoriaz and Les Lindarets.
Avoriaz
Village
Photo: Snip, CC BY-SA 1.0.
Avoriaz is a French mountain resort in the Portes du Soleil in the French commune of Morzine, on a shelf above the town of Morzine. Cars are forbidden in Avoriaz; transport includes horse-drawn sleighs and snowcats during winter.
Champoussin
Village
Photo: James Preston, CC BY 2.0.
Champoussin is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the western part of the canton, near Champéry, in the municipality of Val-d'Illiez.
Lac d’Avoriaz
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in France
- Categories: glacial lake and body of water
- Location: Morzine, Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.1864° or 46° 11′ 11″ northLongitude
6.7817° or 6° 46′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FR85QPJ+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 39542138OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q3215324
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Satellite Map
Discover Lac d’Avoriaz from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Lac d’Avoriaz” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lac d’Avoriaz”
- French: “lac d’Avoriaz”
- French: “Lac d’Avoriaz”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hauts-Forts and Ruches.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saix de Tour and Place du Snow.
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