Lac du Der Chantecoq

France / Champagne-Ardenne / Giffaumont-Champaubert /
 lake, reservoir
Lake Der-Chantecoq (in French: Lac du Der-Chantecoq) is situated close to the common of Saint-Dizier in the departments of Marne and Haute-Marne. It is the largest artificial lake in France, covering 48 km² with a volume of 350 million m³ of water. The lake is named after the Der plain, in which it is located, and the submerged village Chantecoq. The term "der" itself is the Celtic name of the oak tree.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Der-Chantecoq
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Coordinates:   48°34'8"N   4°46'29"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago