Chindrieux: Lac du Bourget
Chindrieux has served as a farming and wine-growing community in Savoy since the Middle Ages. It occupies the northwestern shore of Lac du Bourget, a long glacial lake enclosed by the foothills of the Jura and the Bauges massif. Vineyards, small ports and wooded slopes give this part of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes a quieter character than the resort towns farther south around Aix-les-Bains. Further south on the western shore stands Hautecombe Abbey, founded in the 12th century and long the burial place of the House of Savoy. The lake was immortalised by Alphonse de Lamartine in his poem Le Lac, making its shores an enduring subject of French Romantic literature. Chindrieux is well placed for exploring the lake by boat, shoreline roads and the Savoie wine country.
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Anchored on the northwestern shore of Lac du Bourget, Chindrieux developed into a lakeside commune in Savoie’s Chautagne area. France’s largest natural lake shapes local life, with wooded slopes, vineyards and small shore settlements surrounding its northern end. The vineyards of Chautagne form part of the Savoie wine country, producing wines under the Vin de Savoie Chautagne designation. At the hamlet of Portout, archaeological work has revealed traces of an early medieval settlement. Further down the western shore, Hautecombe Abbey is closely associated with the House of Savoy and contains tombs of its rulers. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Lac du Bourget and Savoie.
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