| Lac de Payolle | |
|---|---|
The Lac de Payolle in 2009 | |
  Lac de Payolle Map of the Pyrenees showing the location of Lac de Payolle | |
| Location | Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
| Coordinates | 42°56′04″N00°17′50″E / 42.93444°N 0.29722°E Coordinates: 42°56′04″N00°17′50″E / 42.93444°N 0.29722°E |
| Surface area | 10.1 ha (25 acres) |
| Surface elevation | 1,139 m (3,737 ft) |
The Lac de Payolle is an artificial lake in the French Pyrenees. It is located in the communes of Campan and Arreau of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region. Its western shore is the boundary between the communes of Ancizan and Arreau. It is usually completely frozen in winter.
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.3 million. France, a sovereign state, is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between Spain and France. Reaching a height of 3,404 metres (11,168 ft) altitude at the peak of Aneto, the range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extends for about 491 km (305 mi) from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea.
Campan is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
