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Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), the largest in western Europe with 582 km 2 (225 sq mi), partly in France, partly in Switzerland, is listed in Haute-Savoie for its French part. Mountain lakes [ edit ]
Lakes of Île-de-France (8 P) N. Lakes of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (1 C, 7 P) O. Lakes of Occitania (administrative region) (10 C, 1 P) P. Lakes of Pays de la Loire (3 P)
In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as fleuves when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as rivières when they flow into another river. The fleuves are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France.
It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river. [1] [2]: 958 It is the third-largest lake in France, after the Lac du Bourget and Lac de Grand-Lieu, if the French part of Lake Geneva, which is shared between Switzerland and France, is excluded.
This category is for articles pertaining to lakes in France. Reservoirs are also listed in Category:Reservoirs in France
Lac du Bourget (French: [lak dy buʁʒɛ]; English Lake Bourget), also locally known as Lac Gris ([lak gʁi]; English: Grey Lake) or Lac d'Aix ([lak d‿ɛ]), is a lake at the southernmost end of the Jura Mountains in the department of Savoie, France. It is the deepest lake located entirely within France, and either the largest or second ...
The best-known event, the Bol d'or (not to be confused with other events having the same name) runs from Geneva to the end of the lake and back. [32] The Tour du Lac rowing event also takes place on Lake Geneva. Competitors row once around the entire lake, making this 160-kilometre (99 mi) event the longest non-stop rowing regatta in the world.
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