The
lac du Bourget (Lake Bourget) is a
lakeA lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all. Another definition is, a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land...
in the
SavoieSavoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps....
département of
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
. It is the largest and the deepest lake of the country. The most important town on its shore is
Aix-les-BainsAix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies near the Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-History:...
.
ChambéryChambéry is commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made it his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry was founded at...
, the
préfectureA prefecture in France can refer to :*the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a département is located ;*the Chef-lieu de région, the town in which the administration of a région is located ;...
of Savoie, lies about 10 km south of the lake. The lake is named after the town
Le Bourget-du-LacLe Bourget-du-Lac is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies near the Lac du Bourget and from Chambéry.-References:*...
, on its south shore. It is mainly fed by the river
LeysseThe Leysse is the river which crosses the city of Chambéry, Savoie, France. At its entrance into the city, it goes underground in a channel of about 1 km.-Characteristics:...
(and other small rivers), and drains towards the river
RhôneThe Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France...
through the
canal de Savières, an artificial channel.
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The
lac du Bourget (Lake Bourget) is a
lakeA lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all. Another definition is, a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size that is surrounded by land...
in the
SavoieSavoie is a French department located in the Rhône-Alpes region in the French Alps....
département of
FranceFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
. It is the largest and the deepest lake of the country. The most important town on its shore is
Aix-les-BainsAix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies near the Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-History:...
.
ChambéryChambéry is commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made it his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry was founded at...
, the
préfectureA prefecture in France can refer to :*the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a département is located ;*the Chef-lieu de région, the town in which the administration of a région is located ;...
of Savoie, lies about 10 km south of the lake. The lake is named after the town
Le Bourget-du-LacLe Bourget-du-Lac is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies near the Lac du Bourget and from Chambéry.-References:*...
, on its south shore. It is mainly fed by the river
LeysseThe Leysse is the river which crosses the city of Chambéry, Savoie, France. At its entrance into the city, it goes underground in a channel of about 1 km.-Characteristics:...
(and other small rivers), and drains towards the river
RhôneThe Rhone is one of the major rivers of Europe, originating in Switzerland and running from there through the south-eastern corner of France...
through the
canal de Savières, an artificial channel. It is a
Ramsar siteThe Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural,...
.
External links
- http://tip2trip.com/france/chindrieux/lake-of-bourget/ Lake of Bourget photos