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The Top 20 Lakes in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Looking to visit the best lakes in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté? After all, there’s nothing better than the serenity of the lakeshore — or a quick dip when the weather’s warm. So, browse our list of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté’s top lakes below as recommended by the komoot community, and experience more on your next adventure!

Last updated: October 31, 2025

Three Lakes Viewpoint

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At the Trois Lacs belvedere you can enjoy a breathtaking panorama and discover a very special characteristic of these three lakes: their whitish rim. This "chalk mud" is a specificity …

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Petit Maclu Lake

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The Grand Maclu, the Lac d'Ilay and the Petit Maclu together form a string of lakes connected by a small stream.
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Lake of Settons

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An essential place in Burgundy, the Lac des Settons, with its 366 hectares, is one of the 6 great lakes of the Morvan Regional Natural Park.

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Lake Ilay

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Lac d'Ilay, also called Lac de la Motte, is a lake in the Jura department of France, about 14 km south of Champagnole in Franche-Comté. It lies at an altitude …

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Lake Narlay

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Located on the second plateau of the Jura massif, Lake Narlay is 748 meters above sea level, near the town of Champagnole.
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Lac de Saint-Point

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The Saint-Point lake is with the lake of Remoray adjoining it, and that of the lake of Joux located in Switzerland, one of the most beautiful glacial lakes that one can meet on these high plateaus of the Jura.

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Lake Kir

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The name of Lake Kir comes from the famous eccentric mayor of Dijon who exercised this function in the 1960s. Canon Kir, in addition to having given his surname to …

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Bouzaize Park

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This romantic park, created in 1883 around the source of the Bouzaize, tells of travels and botanical discoveries around the world. The population's need for water prompted the then mayor, …

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Crescent Dam

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The Crescent Dam was built between 1929 and 1932. A gravity dam, it is 330 meters long and 37 meters high. Its width at the base is 24 meters and …

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Church of Our Lady of the Nativity of the Abbey and Abbey Site of Grandvaux

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The monks of Saint-Claude are credited with establishing a monastery in the 6th century to the southwest of the Abbey Lake on the island known as sur la Motte. Then, …

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The Top 20 Lakes in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Three Lakes Viewpoint

Petit Maclu Lake

Lake of Settons

Lake Ilay

Lake Narlay

Lac de Saint-Point

Lake Kir

Bouzaize Park

Crescent Dam

Church of Our Lady of the Nativity of the Abbey and Abbey Site of Grandvaux

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