Barrage de Villerest

metropolitan France · France

Barrage de Villerest, France
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A gravity dam on the Loire opened in 1984 mainly for flood control, its long reservoir stretching upstream through green hills. Walking paths and viewpoints follow the meandering shoreline.

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