Le Truel
Le Truel is a barrage and hydroelectric power station on the River Tarn in Le Truel in Aveyron, southern France. It is upstream and adjacent to Le Pouget power station and the tail race from Le Pouget empties above the barrage.Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Le Pouget substation and Église Notre-Dame-du-Désert de Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu.
Le Pouget substation
Electrical substation
Église Notre-Dame-du-Désert de Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu
Church
Photo: WCOMFR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Notre-Dame-du-Désert de Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu is a church, which is situated 1¼ km east of Le Truel.
Lac de Saint-Amans
Reservoir
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Truel and Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu.
Le Truel
Village
Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu
Hamlet
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.
Le Truel
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in France
- Categories: hydroelectric power station and hydroelectric dam
- Location: Ayssènes, Arrondissement of Millau, Aveyron, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.06006° or 44° 3′ 36″ northLongitude
2.76943° or 2° 46′ 10″ eastInception
1958Operator
Électricité de FranceOpen location code
8FP43Q69+2QOpenStreetMap ID
way 700536312OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q6507816
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“Le Truel” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage du Pouget”
- French: “barrage du Truel”
- French: “Barrage du Truel”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique du Pouget”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique du Truel”
- Persian: “نیروگاه لو ترول”
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Highlights include Roc Saint-Jean and Ruine du forteresse Ayssénes.
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