List of submerged places in France

This is a list of submerged places in France. Sometimes, entire villages are submerged under the waters of a reservoir. When the level of waters is low, the structures can emerge and be visible.

Submerged villages and municipalities

Villages and municipalities under the waters of a reservoir. Sometimes, a new village or municipality is created with the same name in another location:

• Champagne-Ardenne:
  • Chantecoq, Champaubert-aux-Bois and Nuisement-aux-Bois, Marne (lac du Der-Chantecoq)
• Franche-Comté:
  • Le Bourget and Brillat, Jura (barrage de Vouglans)
• Languedoc-Roussillon:
  • Old village of Naussac, Lozère (lac de Naussac)
• Limousin:
  • Port-Dieu, Mialet et Singles, Corrèze (barrage de Bort-les-Orgues)
  • Vassivière and 17 villages, Corrèze, Creuse and Haute-Vienne (lac de Vassivière)
• Lorraine:
  • Xapénamoulin, Meurthe-et-Moselle (lac de Pierre-Percée)
• Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur:
  • Rousset, Savines and Ubaye, Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (lac de Serre-Ponçon)
  • Old village of Salles-sur-Verdon, Var (lac de Sainte-Croix)
• Rhône-Alpes:
  • Roselend, Savoie (barrage de Roselend)
  • Old village of Tignes, Savoie (Tignes Dam)

Submerged landmarks

Landmarks which are partially or completely under the waters of a reservoir. Some of them may be visible under some circumstances:

• Franche-Comté:
  • Chartreuse de Vaucluse, Jura (barrage de Vouglans)
• Limousin:
  • Tronçon Eygurande - Bort-les-Orgues de la ligne de Bourges à Miécaze, Corrèze

Moved landmarks

Some landmarks have been moved partially or completely to another locations and saved from being submerged:

• Franche-Comté:
  • Façade of chartreuse de Vaucluse, Jura (barrage de Vouglans)