List of lakes in France

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The following list of lakes in France roughly distinguishes three categories: the mountain lakes, sorted by massif – and further sorted by départements, the lakes in plains, sorted by river basin, and the coastal lakes.

Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), the largest in western Europe with 582 km², partly in France, partly in Switzerland, is listed in Haute-Savoie for its French part.

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Mountain lakes [edit]

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 [edit]

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence [edit]

Hautes-Alpes [edit]

Drôme [edit]

Isère [edit]

Savoie [edit]


Haute-Savoie [edit]

Jura [edit]

Massif Central [edit]

Pyrénées [edit]

Haute-Garonne [edit]

Hautes-Pyrénées [edit]

Pyrénées-Atlantiques [edit]

Pyrénées-Orientales [edit]

Vosges [edit]

Lakes in plains [edit]

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

Basin of the Garonne [edit]

Basin of the Loire [edit]

Basin of the Seine [edit]

Basin of the Rhine [edit]

Basin of the Rhône [edit]

Others [edit]

Coastal lakes [edit]

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

English Channel [edit]

Atlantic Ocean [edit]

Mediterranean Sea [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]