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Located at the eastern end of a lagoon formed by a storm-breach of the coastal dunes, probably in the mid-10th century, [6] Wissant has been a fishing village for a millennium: along with Audresselles it is the last fishing village in France to use a traditional method of fishing using a wooden boat called a flobart and was in the Middle Ages a major port for embarkation for England: [7] In a ...
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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 ]
The lake's marina is Port-Dienville, with a water depth of 3 m, compared with 5 to 12 m for the whole lake. With a capacity of 240 berths, it is the headquarters of the Champagne-Ardenne gendarmerie's nautical brigade. It is located right next to the lake's sole beach. [11] Fishing is available day and night on the lake's shores.
The Lake of Orient or Seine Reservoir Lake is a lake in northeastern France, located in the Aube department of the Grand Est region.With a surface area of 23 km 2 (8.9 sq mi) and a normal capacity of 205 km 3 (49 cu mi), [1] it is the third-largest Artificial Lake in mainland France, after Lake Der-Chantecoq and Lake Serre-Ponçon, and ahead of Lake Sainte-Croix.
This category is for articles pertaining to lakes in France. Reservoirs are also listed in Category:Reservoirs in France
The Isle of Vassivière is an island at the centre of the lake with an area of 0.75 km 2 (0.29 sq mi). It is dominated by a château and features a number of exhibition and performance spaces, a landscape sculpture park and small menagerie. It is also the site of the lake's main lighthouse, designed in 1988 by Aldo Rossi.
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