Lake
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''; oc, Lo Sause dau Lac) is a
commune
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in the
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 ...
department
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in southeastern
France
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Geography
Situated below the Pic du Morgon mountain, Le Sauze du Lac lies on a promontory sticking out between the two sides of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon. This used to be the meeting point, or confluence, of the Ubaye and Durance rivers.
The village is located 9.1km south east of
Savines-le-Lac
Savines-le-Lac (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Savina lo Lac'') is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
Population
Twin towns — sister cities
Savines-le-Lac is twinned with:
* Luserna San Giovanni, Italy
See also
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, and 20.6km from the capital of the departement,
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap (, ) is the prefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, the commune had a population of 40,631, making it the most populated city in Hautes-Alpes. At a height of 750 m ...
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Population
History
Le Sauze du Lac, previously just Le Sauze, is located above the Lac de Serre Poncon. The village was moved after its original site was flooded by the lake in the early 1960s.