Ontex

The setting around Ontex is defined by wooded slopes and cultivated land above Lac du Bourget, a terrain that has influenced both its dispersed settlement pattern and farming. This small Savoie commune occupies the lake’s western hinterland, linked by rural roads to the larger towns around the shore. Lac du Bourget gives this corner of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes a clear Alpine-foreland character. On its shore stands Hautecombe Abbey, long associated with the House of Savoy and the burial place of many of its rulers. The lake also inspired “Le Lac,” one of Alphonse de Lamartine’s best-known poems. Browse other webcams across Savoie and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes to place Ontex in a wider geographic context.

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