Le Sauze-du-Lac

Le Sauze-du-Lac occupies mountain slopes above the northern reaches of Lake Serre-Ponçon in the Hautes-Alpes, part of the southern French Alps. This vast reservoir was created by the Serre-Ponçon Dam on the Durance and Ubaye rivers, a major engineering project completed in 1961. Its broad expanse of water brings an unusually open lakeside character to an otherwise Alpine setting. The commune sits amid wooded slopes and highland roads, with the Ubaye valley and more rugged mountain country close by. Small in scale, Le Sauze-du-Lac is shaped by the meeting of Alpine rural life, seasonal recreation and hydroelectric infrastructure. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Lake Serre-Ponçon and the southern French Alps.

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