Île de Grangent

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Île de Grangent
Aerial view of the Île de Grangent
Aerial view of the Île de Grangent
Waters Lac de Grangent , Loire
Geographical location 45 ° 27 '51 "  N , 4 ° 15' 4"  E Coordinates: 45 ° 27 '51 "  N , 4 ° 15' 4"  E
Île de Grangent (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)
Île de Grangent
length 440 m
width 120 m

Île de Grangent is an island in Lac de Grangent , a reservoir in the upper reaches of the Loire in the Massif Central . Administratively, it belongs to the commune of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert in the Loire department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region .

The island is around 500 m long and up to 120 m wide. On the eastern tip of the island is the Château de Grangent , built in the 12th century .

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