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Monts d'Orb Dam

Monts d'Orb Dam

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Monts d'Orb Dam

Name: Monts d'Orb Dam
Rating: 2

Recommended by 11 road cyclists

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Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc

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Location: Avène, Lodève, Occitania, France

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1. Avène Village – Col du Layrac (765m) loop from Le Pradal

81.1km

04:18

1,430m

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2. Lac de Bouloc – Avène Village loop from Celles

84.7km

04:24

1,440m

Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Avène Village – Lac de Bouloc loop from Bédarieux

74.7km

03:30

960m

Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Marie B

September 12, 2023

This dam, built at the end of the 1960s, gave birth to the artificial lake of Avène, which covers an old lead and silver mine. Today a privileged place for fishing for trout, white fish and certain predators, its main interest remains the retention of water in order to irrigate the plains of Biterrois and to supply drinking water to the West of Hérault up to 'to the south of Aude.
Its 83 meters in height and its “arch-dam” type architecture make it an impressive structure.
Its level was historically low in the summer of 2023, reflecting the intensity of the droughts that affected the Hérault department.

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Fabrice Rigalleau

May 27, 2021

Dam built in the early 1960s at the origin of Lake Avène

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Elevation 440 m

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Location: Avène, Lodève, Occitania, France

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Monts d'Orb Dam

1. Avène Village – Col du Layrac (765m) loop from Le Pradal

2. Lac de Bouloc – Avène Village loop from Celles

3. Avène Village – Lac de Bouloc loop from Bédarieux

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