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Lake Charpal

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Lake Charpal

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    Location: Rieutort-De-Randon, Mende, Occitania, France

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    1. Discover Charpal lake

    8.60km

    02:13

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    2. Lac de Charpal par le GR43 – hike starting from Rieutort-de-Randon

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    3. Lac de Charpal – Truc de Fortunio loop from Rieutort-de-Randon

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    03:52

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    March 21, 2024

    A dam on the Colagne river created this Charpal lake. It supplies the town of Mende with drinking water. The Charpal site was originally chosen in 1925 to create an underwater munitions depot.

    This strange project never took place, because the lake was not deep enough and did not allow the immersion of the powder.

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      July 27, 2021

      Canada ... in France

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        February 16, 2023

        Lake Charpal is an artificial lake whose origin is quite strange since it was initially designed to store surplus ammunition underwater at the end of the 14-18 war. After construction, the project was finally abandoned. Today, it is a magnificent natural site in the heart of Margeride.

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          August 28, 2025

          Lac de Charpal lies at an altitude of 1,360 meters amidst raised bogs, forests, and heathland. This artificial reservoir, built in the 1930s, supplies Mende with drinking water. Today, it is a tranquil retreat, popular for hiking, nature observation, and its protected flora and fauna.

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            Location: Rieutort-De-Randon, Mende, Occitania, France

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