List of lakes in France

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The following list of lakes in France roughly distinguishes three categories: the mountain lakes, sorted by massif – and further sorted by départements, the lakes in plains, sorted by river basin, and the coastal lakes.

Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), the largest in western Europe with 582 km², partly in France, partly in Switzerland, is listed in Haute-Savoie for its French part.

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[edit] Mountain lakes

The lakes of mountain massifs can be natural, often of glaciary origin (G), or volcanic (V), or artificial, generally built for hydraulic energy purposes (H) or flow regulation (F).

[edit] Alps

[edit] Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

[edit] Hautes-Alpes

[edit] Drôme

[edit] Isère

[edit] Savoie


[edit] Haute-Savoie

[edit] Jura

[edit] Massif Central

[edit] Pyrénées

[edit] Haute-Garonne

[edit] Hautes-Pyrénées

[edit] Pyrénées-Atlantiques

[edit] Pyrénées-Orientales

[edit] Vosges

[edit] Lakes in plains

The lakes in this category can be natural (N) or designed to be used as reservoirs (R).

[edit] Basin of the Garonne

[edit] Basin of the Loire

[edit] Basin of the Seine

[edit] Basin of the Rhine

[edit] Basin of the Rhône

[edit] Others

[edit] Coastal lakes

The lakes close to the sea can be filled with fresh water (F) or sea water (S).

[edit] English Channel

[edit] Atlantic Ocean

[edit] Mediterranean Sea

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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