Lac de Sauvabelin

46°32′15″N 6°38′18″E / 46.53750°N 6.63833°E / 46.53750; 6.63833Basin countriesSwitzerlandMax. length150 m (490 ft)Max. width100 m (330 ft)Max. depth1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)Surface elevation640 m (2,100 ft)Islands1Map


Lac de Sauvabelin (literally "Lake of Sauvabelin") is an artificial lake in the Sauvabelin forest, above Lausanne, Switzerland.

The city of Lausanne authorized the construction of the lake in 1888. A few years later, Funiculaire Lausanne-Signal was built.

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