La Jourdanie
La Jourdanie is a barrage and hydroelectric power station on the River Tarn in Broquiès in Aveyron, southern France. The barrage was built in 1932, and the station has two Kaplan turbines and two helical turbines generating 18 megawatts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Laurent de la Cazotte and Saint Cyrice church of Broquiès.
Église Saint-Laurent de la Cazotte
Church
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Église Saint-Laurent de la Cazotte is a church, which is situated 2 km east of La Jourdanie.
Saint Cyrice church of Broquiès
Church
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Saint Cyrice church of Broquiès is situated 2 km southwest of La Jourdanie.
Église Saint-Amans de Costrix
Church
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Église Saint-Amans de Costrix is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of La Jourdanie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Le Truel and Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu.
Le Truel
Village
Le Truel is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. The village was in the ancient province of Rouergue where they spoke in the rouergat patois of Occitan. Le Truel is situated 5 km northeast of La Jourdanie.
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. Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu is situated 7 km northeast of La Jourdanie.
Ayssènes
Village
Photo: Jp37, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayssènes is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France. Ayssènes is situated 8 km northeast of La Jourdanie.
La Jourdanie
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in France
- Categories: hydroelectric dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Broquiès, Arrondissement of Millau, Aveyron, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.01779° or 44° 1′ 4″ northLongitude
2.71385° or 2° 42′ 50″ eastOperator
EDFOpen location code
8FP42P97+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 700730411OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q6463258
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“La Jourdanie” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage de la Jourdanie”
- French: “Barrage de la Jourdanie”
- French: “centrale hydroélectrique de la Jourdanie”
- Persian: “نیروگاه برق لا ژوردانی”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centrale Électrique de la Jourdanie and Gendarmerie - Brigade de Broquiès.
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