Lac de Montriond
lake in France
The Lac de Montriond (Lake of Montriond) is a lake in the Chablais Alps at Montriond in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It has a surface area of 32 hectares (79 acres).
There is a circular path around the lake and several restaurants next to the D228 access road (which connects Montriond to Les Lindarets). In winter the lake surface frequently freezes over and the immediate area surrounding the lake experiences extremes of cold due to the topology of the surrounding area blocking most sunlight during the coldest months of winter.
The Lac de Montriond has a minimum altitude of 1062m and maximum altitude of 1189m.
“Lac de Montriond” enters the record as lake in France. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Montriond, lake and France can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3215491. VIAF identifies the subject as 7089151595786005470002. Authority coordinates are 46.208, 6.728. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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