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Lac du Vieux Émosson

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Summary

Lac du Vieux Émosson is a reservoir[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of reservoir entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Valais[3], Finhaut[4]
  • Country: Switzerland[5]
  • Outflows: Nant de Dranse[6]
  • Basin country: Switzerland[7]
  • Commons category: Lac du Vieux Émosson[8]
  • Said to be the same as: Le Vieux Émosson[9]
  • Inception: 1955[10]
  • Official name: Lac du Vieux Emosson[11]
  • Different from: Lake of Émosson[12]
  • Elevation above sea level: 2225 m[13]
  • Volume as quantity: 25,000,000 cubic metre[14]
  • Located in protected area: Parc naturel régional de la Vallée du Trient[15]
  • Mountain range: Giffre Mountains[16]
  • Impounded by: Vieux Émosson Dam[17]

Why It Matters

Lac du Vieux Émosson has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Q141593662. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . nant-de-drance.ch. nant-de-drance.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lac du Vieux Émosson. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lac-du-vieux-mosson
MLA “Lac du Vieux Émosson.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lac-du-vieux-mosson.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lac-du-vieux-mosson_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lac du Vieux Émosson}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lac-du-vieux-mosson}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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  1. 7d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'nn', 'pt', 'zh']
    Official name → {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Lac du Vieux Emosson'}
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