Lacs de Clairvaux
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Lacs de Clairvaux are two lake
s at Clairvaux-les-Lacs
in the Jura department of France
. The Grand Lac has a surface area of 56.5 ha, the Petit Lac of 17 ha.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
s at Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Clairvaux-les-Lacs is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-World heritage site:It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.-References:*...
in the Jura department of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The Grand Lac has a surface area of 56.5 ha, the Petit Lac of 17 ha.