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Lac de Géronde

Coordinates: 46°17′21″N 7°32′35″E / 46.28917°N 7.54306°E / 46.28917; 7.54306
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Lac de Géronde
Lac de Géronde is located in Canton of Valais
Lac de Géronde
Lac de Géronde
Lac de Géronde is located in Switzerland
Lac de Géronde
Lac de Géronde
Lac de Géronde is located in Alps
Lac de Géronde
Lac de Géronde
LocationSierre, Valais
Coordinates46°17′21″N 7°32′35″E / 46.28917°N 7.54306°E / 46.28917; 7.54306
Basin countriesSwitzerland
Surface area5.5 ha (14 acres)
Surface elevation523 m (1,716 ft)
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Lac de Géronde (German: Gerundensee) is a lake at Sierre, Valais, Switzerland. At an elevation of 523 metres (1,716 ft), it has a surface area of 0.055 square kilometres.

A trail, made out of woodchips, leads around the lake. A public bathing beach, the „Bains de Géronde“, is located at the northwest border of the lake. Besides the main lake, there are two "petit lacs" (small lakes) close by.

From Sierre train station, the Lac de Géronde can be reached by foot in 10 minutes.

Painting by Charles-Louis Guigon, 1860
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