Lake Bourget
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Lake Bourget
Lake · France
Description
The largest natural freshwater lake located entirely in France, in Savoie at the foot of the Dent du Chat. A popular boating and lakeside walking destination near Aix-les-Bains.
Key facts
Lake Bourget is in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Area
- 45 km²
- Elevation
- 2,315 m
- Max depth
- 145 m
- Length
- 18 km
- Nearest hut
- Refuge Pierre Bouvard · 982 m, 13 km
- Trailhead
- 9.9 km
- Nearest village
- La Chapelle-du-Mont-du-Chat · 2.5 km