Largest lakes & reservoirs in France by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 14 articles we have published for France lakes.
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Below are lakes within France > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in France, only the 14 France lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
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Surface area in acres ![]() |
Lake description |
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Lake Geneva, France & Switzerland (France, Geneva Region, Switzerland, Rhone-Alps Region, Southern France, Southern France Region, Switzerland, Valais Region, Switzerland, Vaud Region, Switzerland) |
144,000 ac | Also known as Lac Leman Shaped like a crescent moon, Lake Geneva is cradled in the Alps Mountain Range with two-thirds of its 104 shoreline miles in Switzerland and the other… |
Lac d’Hourtins-Carcans (Aquitaine Region, Southwestern France, France, Southwestern France Region) |
14,085 ac | Also known as Lake Hourtins, Lac Carcans-Hourtin-Maubuisson Beautiful Lac d’Hourtins-Carcans is nestled within France’s Aquitaine region. One of the longest and largest bodies of water in the country, it has a… |
Lake Bourget (France, Rhone-Alps Region, Southern France, Southern France Region) |
10,996 ac | Also known as Lac du Bourget The jewel of the Rhone-Alps Region, Lake Bourget is France’s largest natural lake by volume and spans almost 11,000 acres. The attributes of Lake Bour… |
Lac de Serre-Poncon (France, Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur Region, Southern France, Southern France Region) |
6,919 ac | Lac de Serre-Poncon in the Provence Region of France proves that mankind can create a treasure of nature while solving a problem. Building a dam acros… |
Lake Annecy, France (France, Rhone-Alps Region, Southern France, Southern France Region) |
6,672 ac | Also known as Lac d'Annecy Paragliders sail like bright balloons over the clean mountain water of Lake Annecy, while hikers standing on the massive rock of Roc de Che`re look on… |
Lac de Sainte Croix (France, Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur Region, Southern France, Southern France Region) |
5,436 ac | Also known as Lac de Ste Croix, Saint Croix Lake With its seemingly endless expanse of spectacular turquoise waters and pristine white sand beaches, Lac de Sainte Croix is one of the most beautiful l… |
Lake Aiguebelette (France, Rhone-Alps Region, Southern France, Southern France Region) |
1,347 ac | Also known as Lac d'Aiguebelette Nestled in the heart of the Rhone-Alps region of France, Lake Aiguebelette has a well-deserved reputation as a natural treasure. The lake is privately… |
Lac de Guerledan (Brittany Region, Western France, France, Western France Region) |
988 ac | Also known as Lake Guerledan Lac de Guerledan is the largest lake in Western France’s Brittany tourism region, situated deep within the Argoat forest. The artificial lake is a fam… |
Lac de Laouzas, France (France, Languedoc-Roussillon Region, Southern France, Southern France Region) |
828 ac | Also known as Lake of Laouzas Located in the Tarn in Southern France, the 828-acre Lake of Laouzas is surrounded by forests, mountains, and rivers in the heart of the Regional Natu… |
Chalain Lake (Eastern France Region, France, Franche-Comte Region, Eastern France) |
573 ac | Also known as Lac de Chalain Tucked into a fold between mountains, Lake Chalain is one of the largest natural lakes in the Franche-Comte region of France. Amazingly undeveloped fo… |
Lac d’Allos (France, Provence-Alps-Cote d'Azur Region, Southern France, Southern France Region) |
150 ac | Also known as Lac Allos, Allos Lake Lac d’Allos, also known as Allos Lake, is situated in the middle of the Reserve de Chasse du Mercantour (Mercantour National Park) in the Provence-Alp… |
Lac Bleu (France, Midi-Pyrenees Region, Southwestern France, Southwestern France Region) |
126 ac | Lac Bleu is a charming mountain lake in the Midi-Pyrenees region of Southwestern France. It is also known as Lac Bleu de Lesponne, because it overlook… |