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Dent de Broc · 1,829 m · 8.9 km SSE
Lake · Canton of Fribourg

Lac de la Gruyère

667 m2,188 ft
Area
8.59 km²
Max depth
75 m
Tonight
4°CRain showers · Wind 27 km/h SW

Lac de la Gruyère is a lake at 667 m above sea level in Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, 8.59 km² in area and 12.0 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
667 m
Length
12.0 km
Shoreline
48.2 km
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Lake

Lac de la Gruyère in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

12.0 km longest5 kmN ↑
Shoreline
48.2 km
3D map

Lac de la Gruyère 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 14 × 14 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Lac de la Gruyère terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lac de la Gruyère elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Lac de la Gruyère weather

Tonight · Rain showers · 4°C (39°F) · 0.8 mm · Wind 27 km/h SW

Lac de la Gruyère forecast for about 667 m.

  • Tonight4°0.8 mm27 km/h SW
  • Today4°7°7.2 mm28 km/h S
  • Sun4°12°6.5 mm36 km/h SW
  • Mon3°11°–10 km/h SE
  • Tue6°17°–9 km/h S
  • Wed7°12°0.4 mm12 km/h N
  • Thu4°11°–8 km/h N
  • Fri4°12°–5 km/h NW
  • Sat5°12°6.1 mm5 km/h SW
  • Sun4°9°6.3 mm14 km/h W

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Lac de la Gruyère

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lac de la Gruyère, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    0.7 km NW

    +2 more within 0.8 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Camping du Lac

    2.9 km NNW · +2 more within 6.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest trailhead

    5.8 km WSW

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    Les Allières

    6.1 km ENE · +2 more within 6.9 km

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  • Nearest caravan site

    Gruyères – Parking P3

    7.7 km SSW · +1 more within 6.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 12
PlaceDistance
Parking0.7 km NW
Parking0.7 km NW
Parking0.8 km N
Camping du LacCampsite2.9 km NNW
Trailhead5.8 km WSW
Les AllièresHut6.1 km ENE
Les SapinsCampsite6.2 km SSW
Cabane 44Hut6.2 km NW
La ForêtCampsite6.3 km WNW
Caravan site6.4 km SE
Chalet de La BerraHut6.9 km ENE
Gruyères – Parking P3Caravan site7.7 km SSW
Slope

Slope

Share of the 14 × 14 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 69% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
68.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
24.8%
Steep, 30–45°
5.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.6%
Steeper than 30°
6.5% of the 196 km² view
Relief in view
1,110 m low point 604 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Grassland 46.5%Trees 39.4%Built-up 5.9%Water 4.5%Cropland 3.6%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 7.0 km of Lac de la Gruyère.

NESW2 km5 km123
Summit list 3
  1. 1Vanil des Cours1,562 m 4.2 km SE
  2. 2Mont Bifé1,482 m 4.5 km SE
  3. 3Le Gibloux1,204 m 5.0 km WNW
Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 7.0 km; 977 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Cross Orbweaver13
  • Red Kite12
  • Old World Swallowtail10
  • European Field Cricket10
  • Heart and Dart9
  • Setaceous Hebrew Character9
Where it sits

Where Lac de la Gruyère sits

Range
Alps751
Region
Canton of Fribourg8Switzerland432Europe2,143
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
More in the Alps 6
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Downloads

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-22)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama
Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia