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Lake · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Lac de Serre-Ponçon

766 m2,513 ft
Area
28 km²
Max depth
90 m
Tonight
4°CFair · Wind 8 km/h W

Lac de Serre-Ponçon is a lake at 766 m above sea level in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, 28 km² in area and 18.7 km long.

All facts
Surface elevation
766 m
Length
18.7 km
Shoreline
101.6 km
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Lake

Lac de Serre-Ponçon in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

18.7 km longest2 kmN ↑
Shoreline
101.6 km
3D map

Lac de Serre-Ponçon 3D map

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Topographic map

Lac de Serre-Ponçon terrain and contours

100 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 500 mShowing west → east through the centre

Lac de Serre-Ponçon elevation profile

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Weather

Lac de Serre-Ponçon weather

Tonight · Fair · 4°C (39°F) · Wind 8 km/h W

Lac de Serre-Ponçon forecast for about 766 m.

  • Tonight4°–8 km/h W
  • Today4°10°–12 km/h W
  • Sun7°13°1.6 mm11 km/h SW
  • Mon8°19°–7 km/h W
  • Tue9°19°–5 km/h W
  • Wed8°19°–7 km/h W
  • Thu8°17°–6 km/h W
  • Fri8°15°–5 km/h W
  • Sat8°14°–5 km/h W
  • Sun5°14°–7 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 Serre-Ponçon

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

  • Nearest parking

    0.9 km WNW

    +2 more within 1.1 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    Les Chappas

    0.9 km ESE · +2 more within 1.3 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest hut

    refuge De La Fontaine Des Miracles

    4.0 km ESE · +2 more within 6.6 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest caravan site

    Aire camping car du Barnafret

    4.1 km ENE

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All mapped places 10
PlaceDistance
Parking0.9 km WNW
Parking0.9 km N
Les ChappasCampsite0.9 km ESE
Les GrangesCampsite1.0 km ESE
Parking1.1 km NNE
Aire Naturelle de camping le ChâteauCampsite1.3 km SSE
refuge De La Fontaine Des MiraclesHut4.0 km ESE
Hut4.0 km ESE
Aire camping car du BarnafretCaravan site4.1 km ENE
Abri ouvert non gardéHut6.6 km SSE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 20 × 20 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
37.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
40.9%
Steep, 30–45°
19.3%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.1%
Steeper than 30°
21.4% of the 400 km² view
Relief in view
2,066 m low point 645 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 59.1%Grassland 26.6%Water 7.6%Bare rock / sparse 2.8%Cropland 2.2%Built-up 1.7%

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

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 10 km of Lac de Serre-Ponçon.

NESW5 km10 km1234567
Summit list 7
  1. 1La Coquille1,556 m 2.6 km SSE
  2. 2La Gineste1,313 m 3.2 km SSW
  3. 3Le Morgonnet1,754 m 3.3 km SE
  4. 4Pierre Arnoux1,303 m 3.8 km E
  5. 5Pic de Morgon2,324 m 4.4 km SE
  6. 6Serre Cocu1,061 m 5.2 km W
  7. 7Tête de la Vieille2,381 m 7.1 km SE
Where it sits

Where Lac de Serre-Ponçon sits

Range
Alps751Western Alps353Southwestern Alps44Cottian Alps16Monte Viso Alps6Parpaillon Massif3
Region
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur19France176Europe2,143
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Nearby places

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Sources

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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)
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
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