Largest lakes & reservoirs in France by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within France > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 14 articles we have published for France lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Geneva FRA (France, Geneva, Rhone-Alps, Southern France, Switzerland, Valais, Vaud) |
144,000 ac | Also known as Lac Leman Shaped like a crescent moon, Lake Geneva is cradled in the Alps Mountain Range with two-thirds of its 104 shoreline miles in Switzerland and the other… |
| Lac d’Hourtins-Carcans (Aquitaine, France, Southwestern France) |
14,085 ac | Also known as Lake Hourtins, Lac Carcans-Hourtin-Maubuisson Beautiful Lac d’Hourtins-Carcans is nestled within France’s Aquitaine region. One of the longest and largest bodies of water in the country, it has a… |
| Lake Bourget (France, Rhone-Alps, Southern France) |
10,996 ac | Also known as Lac du Bourget The jewel of the Rhone-Alps Region, Lake Bourget is France’s largest natural lake by volume and spans almost 11,000 acres. The attributes of Lake Bour… |
| Lac de Serre-Poncon (France, Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur, Southern France) |
6,919 ac | Lac de Serre-Poncon in the Provence Region of France proves that mankind can create a treasure of nature while solving a problem. Building a dam acros… |
| Lake Annecy (France, Rhone-Alps, Southern France) |
6,672 ac | Also known as Lac d'Annecy Paragliders sail like bright balloons over the clean mountain water of Lake Annecy, while hikers standing on the massive rock of Roc de Che`re look on… |
| Lac de Sainte Croix (France, Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur, Southern France) |
5,436 ac | Also known as Lac de Ste Croix, Saint Croix Lake With its seemingly endless expanse of spectacular turquoise waters and pristine white sand beaches, Lac de Sainte Croix is one of the most beautiful l… |
| Lake Aiguebelette (France, Rhone-Alps, Southern France) |
1,347 ac | Also known as Lac d'Aiguebelette Nestled in the heart of the Rhone-Alps region of France, Lake Aiguebelette has a well-deserved reputation as a natural treasure. The lake is privately… |
| Lac de Guerledan (Brittany, France, Western France) |
988 ac | Also known as Lake Guerledan Lac de Guerledan is the largest lake in Western France’s Brittany tourism region, situated deep within the Argoat forest. The artificial lake is a fam… |
| Lac de Laouzas (France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Southern France) |
828 ac | Also known as Lake of Laouzas Located in the Tarn in Southern France, the 828-acre Lake of Laouzas is surrounded by forests, mountains, and rivers in the heart of the Regional Natu… |
| Chalain Lake (Eastern France, France, Franche-Comte) |
573 ac | Also known as Lac de Chalain Tucked into a fold between mountains, Lake Chalain is one of the largest natural lakes in the Franche-Comte region of France. Amazingly undeveloped fo… |
| Lac d’Allos (France, Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur, Southern France) |
150 ac | Also known as Lac Allos, Allos Lake Lac d’Allos, also known as Allos Lake, is situated in the middle of the Reserve de Chasse du Mercantour (Mercantour National Park) in the Provence-Alp… |
| Lac Bleu (France, Midi-Pyrenees, Southwestern France) |
126 ac | Lac Bleu is a charming mountain lake in the Midi-Pyrenees region of Southwestern France. It is also known as Lac Bleu de Lesponne, because it overlook… |
