Chorges
Chorges combines an alpine lakeshore setting with the legacy of large-scale hydraulic engineering, reflecting its position on Lac de Serre-Ponçon in the Southern Alps. The commune occupies the reservoir’s northern side, where wooded slopes and rounded mountain ridges meet the waters of the Durance valley. Created after the Serre-Ponçon Dam was built on the Durance in the twentieth century, the lake is one of France’s largest artificial reservoirs and has reshaped the surrounding valleys. Its broad bays support sailing and other water sports, while the shores retain a distinctly mountainous scale. Chorges is a long-established Hautes-Alpes settlement whose local life is closely tied to the water and mountain terrain around it.
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Chorges has served as a road settlement in the southern French Alps since Roman times, when it was known as Caturigomagus. Set on the route between Gap and Embrun, the town lies close to Lac de Serre-Ponçon, the large reservoir that has reshaped this part of the Hautes-Alpes. Its centre retains the practical scale of an Alpine commune, with the church of Saint-Victor as a historic focal point. Roads from Chorges lead towards the Écrins mountains, Briançon and the Ubaye valley, while the lake gives the surrounding highland terrain a distinct character. Browse other webcams across Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur to place this setting in a wider geographic context.
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