Lac Pavin

Local nameCratère-Lac Pavin
LocationBesse, France

Lac Pavin or Lake Pavin is a meromictic crater lake, located in the Dore mountains, in Auvergne, in the territory of the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Puy-de-Dôme department of France, between Besse-en-Chandesse and Super-Besse. Formed by phreatomagmatism 6,900 years ago, this crater lake is the youngest volcano in mainland France

It gives its name to a cheese: Pavin cheese.

Tags VolcanoDormant Volcano
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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac_Pavin

Address 63610, France

Coordinates 45°29'44.481" N 2°53'16.45" E

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