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This list of lakes in France roughly distinguishes three categories: the mountain
lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
s, sorted first by massif, and then by ''
départements A department (, ) is an administrative or political division in several countries. Departments are the first-level divisions of 11 countries, nine in the Americas and two in Africa. An additional 10 countries use departments as second-level div ...
''; the lakes in plains, sorted by river basin; and the coastal lakes.
Lake Geneva , image = Lake Geneva by Sentinel-2.jpg , caption = Satellite image , image_bathymetry = , caption_bathymetry = , location = Switzerland, France , coords = , lake_type = Glacial la ...
(Lac Léman), the largest in western Europe with , partly in
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
, partly in Switzerland, is listed in
Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Ann ...
for its French part.


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).


Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Swi ...


Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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Lac d'Allos Lac d'Allos is an alpine lake at a height of 2,230 m. It is located in Parc National du Mercantour, departement Alpes-de-Haute-Provence the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Description Lac d'Allos is a lake in the Alpes-de-Haute-Prov ...
in the
Mercantour National Park Mercantour National Park (french: Parc national du Mercantour) a French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments. Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors annual ...
* Lac Bleu in the Haute-Ubaye * Lac Bleu-italien in the Haute-Ubaye * Lacs du col-de-Longet in the Haute-Ubaye *
Lac d'Esparron The Lac d'Esparron (; English: Lake of Esparron) is an artificial reservoir on the departmental border between Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Var, Southeastern France. It was filled in 1967 following the construction of the hydroelectric dam in Gré ...
* Lac de l'Étoile in the Haute-Ubaye *
Lac du Lauzanier Lac du Lauzanier is a lake in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and ...
* Lac long in the Haute-Ubaye * Lac de Longet in the Haute-Ubaye * Lac-grand de Marinet in the Haute-Ubaye * Lac-petit de Marinet in the Haute-Ubaye *
Lac des Neuf Couleurs Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
in the Haute-Ubaye * Lac Noir in the Haute-Ubaye * Lac de la Noire in the Haute-Ubaye * Lac Rond in the Haute-Ubaye *
Lac de Serre-Ponçon Lake Serre-Ponçon (french: Lac de Serre-Ponçon, ; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Lac de Sèrra Ponçon'') is a reservoir in the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeast France, one of the larges ...
(H) (F) * Lac Vert in the Haute-Ubaye


Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; oc, Auts Aups; en, Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 ...

* Grand Lac in the Briançonnais *
Lac de l'Ascension Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of Kerriidae, lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree t ...
in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac d'Asti in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac des Béraudes in the Briançonnais * Lac de la Blanche in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
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Lac Blanchet Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of Kerriidae, lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree t ...
in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Chalantiés in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Clausis in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac de Combeynot in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac des Cordes in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac du Crachet in the Embrunnais * Lac de Cristol in the Briançonnais * Lac de Dormillouse in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac Haut-des-Drayères Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
or ''Lac sans-nom-au-dessus-des-Drayères'', in the Briançonnais * Lac Égorgeou in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Escur in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
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Lac des Estaris Lac des Estaris is a lake in Orcières, Hautes-Alpes, France. Lakes of Hautes-Alpes, Estaris {{HautesAlpes-geo-stub ...
in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac de l'Eychassier in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac de l'Eychauda in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac Faravel in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac Foréant in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Gimont in the Briançonnais * Lac Jean Rostand in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lacs Jumeaux in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac Lacroix in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Lestio in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Laramon in the Briançonnais *
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in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac moyen du Lauzet in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac du Lauzon in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac Lauzon in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Lauzon de Furfande in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Long in the Briançonnais * Lac Long in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac Malrif in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
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Lac Mézan Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of Kerriidae, lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree t ...
in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Miroir in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
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Lac des Muandes Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of Kerriidae, lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree t ...
in the Briançonnais *
Lac Néal Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Haut-Néal or ''Lac sans-nom-au-dessus-du-Lac-Néal'', in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
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Lac des Neuf-couleurs Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Noir in the Briançonnais * Lac d'Orcières-Merlette * Grand lac de l'Oule in the Briançonnais * Lac de l'Orceyrette in the Briançonnais * Lac Palluel in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac Petit-Laus in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Peyron in the Briançonnais * Lac des Pisses in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac de la Ponsonnière in the Briançonnais * Lac Profond in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac de Puy Vachier in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac de Rasis in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac ouest de Rasis in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Rond in the Briançonnais *
Lac des Rouites Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of Kerriidae, lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree t ...
in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Sainte-Anne in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac Sainte-Marguerite in the Embrunnais * Lac Saraille in the Briançonnais * Lac du Serpent in the Briançonnais * Lac des Sirènes in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac Soulier Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of Kerriidae, lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree t ...
in the
Queyras The Queyras ( oc, Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of ...
* Lac de Souliers


Alpes-Maritimes

* Lac Autier in the
Mercantour Mercantour National Park (french: Parc national du Mercantour) a French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments. Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors ann ...
- Argentera * Lac des Babarottes in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac Balaour (Isolette) in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac du Barn in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac de Beuil in the
Cians The Cians is a mountain river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac Blanc in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac du Boréon in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs des Bresses in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac Cabret in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac Chaffour in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac du Cimon in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs de l'Estrop ( Entraunes) * Lac de Fenestre in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac Fer in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac Fourchas in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac de la Fous in the
Mercantour Mercantour National Park (french: Parc national du Mercantour) a French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments. Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors ann ...
- Argentera * Lacs de Frémamorte in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs de Gialorgues in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac de Graveirette in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
*
Lacs Les Laussets The lakes Les Laussets ( French: ''Lacs Les Laussets'') are a group of three lakes in the Tinée valley, Alpes-Maritimes, Alps, France. They are located at an elevation of 2400 m, south-east to the Crête des Terres Rouges, and close to the Tête ...
in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac Long in the
Mercantour Mercantour National Park (french: Parc national du Mercantour) a French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments. Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors ann ...
- Argentera * Lacs Malignes in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs Marie in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac du Mercantour in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs des Millefonts in the Valdeblore * Lac de la Montagnette in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs de Morgon in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac Nègre in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac Niré in the
Mercantour Mercantour National Park (french: Parc national du Mercantour) a French national park located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments. Since it was created in 1979, the park has proven popular, with 800,000 visitors ann ...
- Argentera * Lac Pétrus in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs de Prals in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac de Privola in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac de Rabuons in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac de Scluos in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac de Tavel in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs de Tenibre in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs des Terres Rouges in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lac de Trécolpas in the
Vésubie The Vésubie is a river in the southeast of France. It is a left tributary of the Var in the Maritime Alps. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs Varicles in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .
* Lacs de Vens in the
Tinée The Tinée (; oc, Tiniá) is a river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .


Drôme Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.


Isère

* Lac Achard in the massif de Belledonne * Lac Besson in the massif des Rousses * Lac Bramant in the massif des Rousses * Lac Brouffier in the massif du Taillefer *
Lac du Chambon Lac du Chambon is a reservoir on the Romanche river in Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. At an elevation of 1040 m, its surface area is 1.4 km². Chambon A chambon is a piece of horse tack. It is a strap that runs forward from the bottom of ...
in the massif de l'Oisans * Lac Claret in the massif de Belledonne * Lac de la Coche in the massif de Belledonne * Lac de Croz in the massif de Belledonne * Lac du Crozet in the massif de Belledonne * Lac de la Fare in the massif des Rousses * Lac Faucille in the massif des Rousses * Lac Fourchu in the massif du Taillefer * Lac de Grand'Maison at the Vallon de l'Eau d'Olle * Lac de la Grande-Sître in the massif de Belledonne *
Lac Guichard Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of Kerriidae, lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree t ...
in the massif des Rousses * Lac du Lauvitel in the
massif des Écrins The mountains of the Massif des Écrins (; Écrins Massif) form the core of Écrins National Park in Hautes-Alpes and Isère in the French Alps.Lac Lérié in the massif de l'Oisans * Lac Merlat in the massif de Belledonne * Lac du Milieu in the massif des Rousses * Lac Noir in the massif de l'Oisans * Lac Noir in the massif des Rousses * Lac Noir d'Emparis in the massif de l'Oisans *
Lac de Paladru Lake Paladru (''Lac de Paladru, nicknamed "Lac Bleu" by local residents'') is a small lake located in the Isère ''département'' of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, near Charavines, in France. The lake was formed by the glacier of the Rhône. It is 5.3&nb ...
(G) * Lac du Plan in the massif de l'Oisans * Lac du Pontet in the massif de l'Oisans * Lac du Poursollet in the massif du Taillefer * Lac Potet in the massif des Rousses *
Lac du Verney Lac du Verney is an artificial reservoir in the department of Isère, in the Rhône-Alpes of France. It serves as the lower reservoir for the Grand'Maison Dam pumped-storage scheme. Neighbouring lakeside communities include Oz and Allemond A ...
in the massif des Grandes-Rousses


Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population ...

* Grand Lac in the massif des Grandes-Rousses *
Lac d'Aiguebelette Lac d'Aiguebelette is a natural lake in the commune of Aiguebelette-le-Lac, within the department of Savoie, France. Geography Description With a surface area of 5.45 km2 and a depth of 71 meters it is one of the largest natural lakes of F ...
* Lac de l'Arpont in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac des Assiettes at the Col de la Vanoise * Lac de la Bailletta at
Val d'Isère Val may refer to: Val-a Film * ''Val'' (film), an American documentary about Val Kilmer, directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo Military equipment * Aichi D3A, a Japanese World War II dive bomber codenamed "Val" by the Allies * AS Val, a So ...
* Lac de Bissorte in
Valmeinier Valmeinier (; frp, Vàrmêniél) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Valmeinier, located at the foot of the Mont Thabor, 3207 meters, is a medium size ski resort (about 10,000 be ...
* Lac Blanc in the massif du Mont-Cenis * Lac Blanc in the Vallée du Clou * Lac Blanc * Lac Blanc in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac Blanc in the massif des Grandes-Rousses * Lac Blanc in the massif de la Vanoise *
Lac du Bourget Lac du Bourget (; English Lake Bourget), also locally known as Lac Gris (; en, Grey Lake) or Lac d'Aix (), is a lake at the southernmost end of the Jura Mountains in the department of Savoie, France. It is the deepest lake located entirely wit ...
at
Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains (, ; frp, Èx-los-Bens; la, Aquae Gratianae), locally simply Aix, is a commune in the southeastern French department of Savoie.
* Lac Brutet in the Vallée du Clou * Lac Carrelet in the massif des Grandes-Rousses * Lac des Cerces * Lac du Chardonnet at
Tignes Tignes () is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, known for the highest skiable area and the longest ski season in Europe. It is located in the Savoie region with good t ...
* Lac de Chasseforêt in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac du Chevril at
Tignes Tignes () is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, known for the highest skiable area and the longest ski season in Europe. It is located in the Savoie region with good t ...
* Lac du Clos at
Moûtiers Moûtiers (; Arpitan: ''Motiérs''), historically also called Tarentaise, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 3,511. Moûtiers is the main access poi ...
* Lac du Clou in the Vallée du Clou * Lac de la Croix in the
massif d'Allevard In geology, a massif ( or ) is a section of a planet's Crust (geology), crust that is demarcated by geologic fault, faults or Lithospheric flexure, flexures. In the Plate tectonics, movement of the crust, a massif tends to retain its internal s ...
* Lac des Évettes in the massif de la Vanoise, 30,000 m² * Lac de la Fare in the massif des Grandes-Rousses *
Lac de la Girotte Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
in the Beaufortin * Lac de la Gittaz in the Beaufortin * Lac de la Glière in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac Grand-Ban * Lac du Lait in the massif de la Vanoise * Lacs de la Leisse at the Vallon de la Leisse * Lac Long at the Col de la Vanoise *
Lac le Lou Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac du Milieu in the massif des Grandes-Rousses * Lac du Mont-Cenis in the massif du Mont-Cenis * Lac du Mont-Coua in the massif de la Vanoise * Lacs des Nettes at the Vallon de la Leisse * Lac Noir in the Vallée du Clou * Lac Noir in the Vallée de la Sassière * Lac de l'Ouillette at
Val d'Isère Val may refer to: Val-a Film * ''Val'' (film), an American documentary about Val Kilmer, directed by Leo Scott and Ting Poo Military equipment * Aichi D3A, a Japanese World War II dive bomber codenamed "Val" by the Allies * AS Val, a So ...
* Lac de la Partie in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac du Pelve at the
glacier du Pelve A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...
* Lac du Plan-d'Amont in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac du Plan-d'Aval in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac du Plan-du-Lac in the massif de la Vanoise * Lacs de la Roche-Ferran in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac Rond at the Col de la Vanoise * Lac Rond *
Lac de Roselend The Roselend Dam is an arch-buttress dam located east of Beaufort in the Savoie department of the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is located just west and below the Cormet de Roselend mountain pass. The dam was designed by Coy ...
in the Beaufortin * Lac de Saint-André at the
Marches In medieval Europe, a march or mark was, in broad terms, any kind of borderland, as opposed to a national "heartland". More specifically, a march was a border between realms or a neutral buffer zone under joint control of two states in which diff ...
* Lac de Saint-Clair vers La Rochette * Lac de Saint-Hélène at Saint-Hélène-du-Lac * Lac de Saint-Guérin in the Beaufortin * Lac de Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne * Lac du Santel at
Tignes Tignes () is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, known for the highest skiable area and the longest ski season in Europe. It is located in the Savoie region with good t ...
* Lac de la Sassière at
Tignes Tignes () is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, known for the highest skiable area and the longest ski season in Europe. It is located in the Savoie region with good t ...
*
Lac de Savine Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is ''Kerria lacca''. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infes ...
in the massif du Mont-Cenis * Lac de Tignes (H) at
Tignes Tignes () is a commune in the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France, known for the highest skiable area and the longest ski season in Europe. It is located in the Savoie region with good t ...
* Lac de Toeda in the massif de la Vanoise * Lac Tournant in the massif des Grandes-Rousses * Lac du Vallon under the
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* Lacs Verdet in the Vallée du Clou


Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Ann ...

* Lac de l'Aiguillette *
Lac d'Annecy Lake Annecy (french: Lac d'Annecy, ) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.Jean-Daniel Stanley and Thomas F. Jorstad, ''Direct Sedimen ...
, 27.6 km² * Lac d'Arvour, south of the
Cornettes de Bise The Cornettes de Bise is a mountain in the Chablais Alps, overlooking Lake Geneva. At 2,432 metres above sea level, it is the highest summit of the subrange running from Pas de Morgins to Lake Geneva. The mountain is located on the border betwe ...
* Lac Bénit at the
Mont-Saxonnex Mont-Saxonnex (; frp, L Mon) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Haute-Savoie department The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, co ...
, under the chaîne du Bargy * Marais de la Braille between Saint-Félix and Bloye * Lac du Brévent at
Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc ( frp, Chamôni), more commonly known as Chamonix, is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. In 2019, it had ...
* Lacs de la Cavettaz called ''Lacs de Passy'' at Passy * Lac de Charamillon north of the glacier du Tour * Lac de la Case * Lac des Confins * Lac de Darbon, south of the La Dent d'Oche * Lac des Dronières at
Cruseilles Cruseilles (; Arpitan: ''Corzelyes''; Savoyard dialect: ''Croueselyes'') is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 4,502. Cruseilles is on the A41 ...
* Lac de Fontaine at Fontaine * Lac de Génissiat at the barrage de Génissiat (for the part in Savoy) * Lac de Gers * Lac des Gorges du Fier at Montrottier * Lac de la Griaz at the Houches *
Lac de Jotty Lac du Jotty is a reservoir at La Baume in Haute-Savoie, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas an ...
at the Esserts * Lacs Jovet at the Contamines-Montjoie *
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(French part) * Lac de Lessy at the col de la Forclaz-Lessy, under the
Pic de Jallouvre Pic de Jallouvre is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It is the highest mountain in the Bornes Massif range of the French Prealps The French Prealps (french: Préalpes) are a group of subalpine mountain ranges of medium elevation located imme ...
* Étang de Machilly at Machilly * Lac du Môle between
Viuz-en-Sallaz Viuz-en-Sallaz (; frp, Viu) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France, close to the Swiss border. It was historically a possession of the noble house of de Faucigny and then passed to Arduti ...
and Saint-Jeoire *
Lac de Montriond The Lac de Montriond (Lake of Montriond) is a lake in the Chablais Alps at Montriond in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department of France. It has a surface area of 32 ha (79 acres). There is a circular path around the lake and several r ...
, at
Montriond Montriond (; frp, Meûryan) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in south-eastern France. It is just north of the ski resorts of Morzine and ...
* Lac de la Mouille * Lac Noir in the massif des Aiguilles-Rouges * Lac de Pététoz * Lac des Plagnes * Lac de Pormenaz in the Passy country park * Lac de Préssy at
Taninges Taninges () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Taninges is a pleasant town of over 3000 people in the French Alps, about 35 km directly east-southeast of Geneva and clos ...
* Lac de Tavaneuse * Lac de Vallon, at La Chèvrerie


Ardennes

* Lac des Vieilles Forges


Jura


Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

* Lac de Vouglans


Doubs Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.Lac de Malpas * Lac de Remoray * Lac de Saint-Point


Jura

* Lac de l'Assencière * Lac des Bez * Lac de Chanon * Lac à la Dame * Lac de la Fauge * Lac du Fort-du-Plasne * Lac de Viry


Massif Central The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France. Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,0 ...


Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants ...

* Étang de la Brienne * Lac de Maury


Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, with its prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians (fren ...

* Lac de Bort-les-Orgues (H)


Creuse Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the ea ...

* Lac de Vassivière (H)


Haute-Vienne

* Lac de Saint-Pardoux


Hérault

* Lac d'Avène


Lot (department), Lot

* Lac du Tolerme


Lozère

* Étang de Barrandon * Lac de Ganivet * Lac du Moulinet * Lac de Naussac * Lac de Villefort


Puy-de-Dôme

* Étang de Lachamp * Gour de Tazenat (V) * Lac d'Aydat (V) * Lac de Bourdouze * Lac Chambon (V) * Lac Chauvet (V) * Lac de Guéry (V) * Lac des Hermines * Lac de Montcineyre * Lac Pavin (V), Besse-en-Chandesse, 440,000 m² * Lac de Servière (V)


Tarn (department), Tarn

* Lac du Laouzas


Pyrénées


Ariège (department), Ariège

* Étang d'Araing * Étang de Brouquenat * Étang de Peyregrand * Étang des Redouneilles des brebis * Étang des Redouneilles des vaches * Étang Long * Étangs de Neych * Lac de Gnioure * Lac d'Izourt * Lac de Mondély


Haute-Garonne

* Lac d'Espingo * Lac d'Oô * Lac du Portillon


Hautes-Pyrénées

* Gaube Lake * Lac d'Arredoun * Lac d'Aubert * Lac d'Aumar * Lac d'Aygue Rouye * Lac du Barbat * Lac de Bareilles * Lac de Barroude * Lac de Batbielh * Lac Bleu de Lesponne * Lac de Caderolles * Lac du Campana * Lac de Cap-de-Long * Lac d'Estaing * Lac de Madamète * Lac de Migouélou * Lac d'Oredon * Lac de l'Oule * Lac d'Ourrec * Lac du Pourtet * Lac Nère * Lac de Suyen * Réservoir des Laquets


Pyrénées-Atlantiques

* Lac d'Ansabère * Lacs d'Arrémoulit * Lac d'Arrious * Lac d'Artouste * Lacs de Batboucou * Lac Bersau * Lac de Bious-Artigues * Lac de Castet * Lac de Fabrèges * Lac Gentau * Lac d'Isabe * Lac de Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle * Lacs d'Arrémoulit * Lacs de Batboucou * Lacs de Carnau * Lac de Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle


Pyrénées-Orientales

* Estany de la Balmeta * Estany de la Pradella * Étang de Canet-en-Roussillon, Canet-Saint-Nazaire, Pyrénées-Orientales, Saint-Nazaire * Étang du Lanoux * Étang de Leucate * Lac d'Aude * Lac de Coumasse * Lac de Matemale (2.3 km²) in the commune of Matemale


Vosges

* Lac de Bouzey * Lac de Gérardmer (G) : 1.16 km² * Lac de Longemer (G) : 0.76 km² * Lac de la Plaine * Lac de Retournemer


Lakes in plains

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


Basin of the Garonne

*Lac de Pareloup (R)


Basin of the Loire (river), Loire

* Lac de Chambon * Lac de Chaumeçon * Étangs de Sologne * Lac de Grand-Lieu (N) * Lac de Pannecière * Lac de Saint-Agnan


Basin of the Moselle

* Étang de Hanau * Lac de Pierre-Percée


Basin of the Nièvre

* Étangs de Vaux et de Baye


Basin of the Seine

* Lac du Bourdon * Lac du Der-Chantecoq (R) * Lac du Crescent * Lac de Gravelle * Lac de Saint-Mandé * Lac de Villegusien * Lac de Viry-Châtillon


Basin of the Rhine


Bas-Rhin

* Lac du Baggersee


Haut-Rhin

* Fischboedle * Lac d'Alfeld * Lac du Ballon * Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein * Lac du Lachtelweiher * Lac de la Lauch * Lac de Michelbach * Lac Noir (Vosges) * Lac des Perches


Meuse

* Lac de Madine


Basin of the Rhône

* Étang de la Bonde * Étangs des Dombes * Lac de Sainte-Croix (R) * Lac des Sapins (R)


Others

* Lac de Guerlédan in Brittany * Réservoir Saint-Michel in Brittany


Coastal lakes

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


English Channel


Pas-de-Calais

*Lac des Miroirs


Atlantic Ocean

* Étang d'Aureilhan * Étang de Cazaux et de Sanguinet * Étang de Lacanau * Lac de Biscarrosse et de Parentis * Lac d'Hourtin-Carcans


Mediterranean Sea

* Étang de Berre * Étang de Thau/Bassin de Thau


Corsica

*Lac de Bettaniella *Lac du Cinto *Lac de Goria *Lac de Nino *Lac de l'Oriente


See also

*List of lakes in the Kerguelen Islands *List of bodies of water of Corsica


References

{{Europe topic, List of lakes of Lakes of France, * Lists of lakes by country, France Lists of landforms of France, Lakes