Le Sauze-du-Lac
Few places in the Southern Alps have a history as closely tied to the construction of the Serre-Ponçon Dam as Le Sauze-du-Lac. The reservoir was created on the Durance when the dam was completed in 1961, transforming this valley into one of western Europe’s largest artificial lakes. The former village of Le Sauze stood within the flood zone; its inhabitants moved to a new settlement higher on the slopes, which took the name Le Sauze-du-Lac. A lasting reminder is the Chapelle Saint-Michel, a medieval building retained on a rocky islet. Steep Alpine slopes, lake shores and scattered hamlets place the commune within the Hautes-Alpes department.
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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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