Lac de Payolle
| Lac de Payolle | ||
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| Lac de Payolle, view from the south | ||
| Geographical location | Hautes-Pyrénées department | |
| Tributaries | Three mountain streams | |
| Drain | L'Adour de Payolle | |
| Location close to the shore | Arreau | |
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 56 '5 " N , 0 ° 17' 49" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1139 m | |
| surface | 10 ha | |
| Middle deep | 4 m | |
The Lac de Payolle is an artificial lake in the French Pyrenees on the territory of the communes of Campan and Arreau in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Its west bank forms the border between the municipalities of Arreau and the town of Ancizan . The lake is usually frozen over during winter.
geography
The lake is at the foot of the Col d'Aspin at an altitude of 1139 meters. With an area of ten hectares , it is fed by three mountain streams and drained by the Adour .
tourism
The lake is the center of an important tourist area, namely the ski station of Payolle, where you can practice various activities such as mountain biking , orienteering , cross-country skiing , snowshoeing , dog sledding, horse and pony trips, paragliding or hiking .
You can fish on the lake, for which a tourist course has been created, which offers small paths for fishermen and also enables other water sports such as canoeing, windsurfing and sailing . In 2016, Lac de Payolle was the destination of the Tour de France for the first time .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lac de Payolle
- ↑ Le Tour de France route 2016 ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
