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At an altitude of 2213 meters, in the heart of a spectacular mountain cirque, the lake of Lanoux is one of the starting points to travel through the Carlit Massif. This natural lake, the Etang de Lanoux or Estany de Lanòs, was already the largest lake in the French Pyrenees before it was raised by a dam built between 1957 and 1960.
The natural site
Lakes, lagoons and rivers
Lac du Lanoux
2,213 m · Natura 2000 (Capcir, Carlit et Campcardos)
At 2,213 metres, in a granite cirque dominated by the Carlit, the Lanoux is the largest lake in the French Pyrenees. Its waters, diverted towards the Ariège, gave rise to a famous international arbitration between France and Spain.
- Altitude
- 2,213 m
- Surface area
- approx. 170 ha
- Volume
- approx. 70 million m³
- Dam
- concrete arch, 45 m high (1957–1960)
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Source : Pyrénées-Orientales Tourisme (DATAtourisme, Open Licence 2.0) · updated 16 Oct 2026