Chute de Pierre Bénite
Chute de Pierre Bénite is a dam in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, Arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Chute de Pierre Bénite is situated nearby to Société Nautique de Sauvetage, as well as near the fire station Plateforme d’intervention des pompiers de Saint-Fons.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall of Saint-Fons and Gare de Saint-Fons.
Town hall of Saint-Fons
Town hall
Photo: Tusco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of Saint-Fons is situated 1¼ km northeast of Chute de Pierre Bénite.
Gare de Saint-Fons
Railway stop
Photo: Tusco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Saint-Fons is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km northeast of Chute de Pierre Bénite.
Église Notre-Dame du Rosaire
Church
Photo: Romainbehar, CC0.
Église Notre-Dame du Rosaire is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Chute de Pierre Bénite.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Fons and Pierre-Bénite.
Saint-Fons
Town
Photo: Tusco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Fons is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux.
Pierre-Bénite
Village
Photo: Camster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pierre-Bénite is a former commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. On 1 January 2024, Pierre-Bénite merged with Oullins to form the new the commune of Oullins-Pierre-Bénite.
Moulin à Vent
Suburb
Photo: Romainbehar, CC0.
Moulin à Vent is a suburb, which is situated 3 km northeast of Chute de Pierre Bénite.
Chute de Pierre Bénite
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in France
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, industry, and building
- Location: Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.70188° or 45° 42′ 7″ northLongitude
4.84217° or 4° 50′ 32″ eastInception
1966Operator
Compagnie Nationale du RhôneOpen location code
8FQ6PR2R+QVOpenStreetMap ID
way 54440016OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q16507094
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Chute de Pierre Bénite” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de Pierre-Bénite”
- French: “Barrage de Pierre-Bénite”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС П’єрр-Беніт”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Société Nautique de Sauvetage and Plateforme d’intervention des pompiers de Saint-Fons.
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