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Big artificial lake with an area of 128.5 hectares. You can explore the shores around the lake or visit the observatory on the western shore.
The Lake at the Barrage de Lavaud was created by the construction of a dam. This reservoir and the neighboring Lake Mas Chaban have a wooded and unspoiled environment. The reservoirs attract many species of birds such as vodomec, zelenonogi martinec, mali ponirek, veliki kormoran, Sršenar, žerjav (mainly in October and November), plotni strnad and many species of ducks and other water birds. See the birdlist below.
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Français: Le lac de Barrage de Lavaud se situe à cheval entre les départements de la Charente et de la partie Haute-Vienne, en région Aquitaine. C’est un lac artificiel d’une superficie de 128,5 hectares, créé par la construction d’un barrage, mis en eau en 1989, sur la partie amont de la rivière Charente, juste à son arrivée en Charente depuis la Haute-Vienne. Il est voisin à 3,5 kilomètres à l’est du lac du Mas Chaban, avec qui il forme les lacs de Haute-Charente. Bénéficiant d’un environnement boisé et préservé, ces deux retenues d’eau attirent de nombreuses espèces d’oiseaux telles que le héron, le chevalier aboyeur, le grèbe huppé ou encore la foulque macroule. Ces oiseaux sauvages peuvent être admirés depuis l’observatoire ornithologique de Foucherie.
You can explore the lake by driving or walking around it (14 km, the route shown on the map below is only accessible by foot. By bike or car you have to make a wider loop because some small paths along the shores are not accessible by car and bike and make stops along the shores. The birds can also be admired from the Foucherie bird hide. To find the hide go from the left bank road of Lake Lavaud, to the village of Foucherie and follow the panels leading to the wooden observatory. Especially in winter this is a good place for birding.
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Français: Un observatoire en bois idéal pour observer les oiseaux sauvages, notamment en hiver, période durant laquelle l'office du tourisme de Haute-Charente organise des animations. Pour accéder à l'observatoire, suivre les panneaux à partir de la route rive gauche du lac de Lavaud au village de Foucherie.
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