Toules Dam
Toules Dam is a dam in Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais. Toules Dam is situated nearby to the reservoir Lac des Toules, as well as near the peak Bonhomme de Tsalevey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lac des Toules and Le Mourin.
Lac des Toules
Reservoir
Photo: Fiesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac des Toules is a reservoir in Valais, Switzerland, at Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Its surface area is 0.61 km2. It has a €2.2 million floating solar plant that was flown in by helicopter in 2019, and delivers 800 MWh/year. The dam Les Toules was completed in 1963.
Le Mourin
Peak
Le Mourin is a mountain of the Swiss Pennine Alps, located west of Bourg-Saint-Pierre in the canton of Valais. On its south-east side the mountain overlooks the Lac des Toules.
Mill on the stream of Valsorey
Photo: Vaquins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mill on the stream of Valsorey is situated 2½ km north of Toules Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-Saint-Pierre and Liddes.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre
Village
Photo: ChristiaanPR, CC0.
Bourg-Saint-Pierre is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is the highest inhabited locality of the valley and the last village when ascending the Great Saint Bernard Pass. Bourg-Saint-Pierre is situated 2½ km north of Toules Dam.
Liddes
Village
Liddes is a municipality in the district of Entremont in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Liddes is situated 7 km north of Toules Dam.
La Fouly
Village
Photo: Aaquilino, Public domain.
La Fouly is a village in Val Ferret in the Swiss canton of Valais. At an altitude of 1,600 metres, it is part of the municipality of Orsières. It sits at the foot of Mont Dolent and the Tour Noir in the Mont Blanc massif. La Fouly is situated 8 km west of Toules Dam.
Toules Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: Arch dam in Switzerland
- Location: Bourg-Saint-Pierre, Entremont District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.9268° or 45° 55′ 37″ northLongitude
7.20117° or 7° 12′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FQ9W6G2+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 476283975OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q2885392
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Toules Dam” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage des Toules”
- French: “Barrage des Toules”
- French: “Usine de Pallazuit”
- Polish: “Zapora Toules”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parc solaire flottant sur le Lac des Toules and Bonhomme de Tsalevey.
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