Gignoux Lake
Gignoux Lake, also known as the Seven Colors Lake, is located in France in the Provence-Alps-French Riviera region at the border with the Susa Valley territory. The lake is in the French department of the Upper Alps, to the east of Mount Chenaillet and to the north of the Cerveyrette Valley.
Characteristics
The lake covers an area of about 2 hectares. The Cima Saurel and the Mount Gimont form the northern side of the lake and are part of the border with Italy. The lake is set in an arid landscape with a view of Cervières, the Chaberton and the Fonts Valley.Geology of the lake
Gignoux Lake is located in a habitat formed by scree and moraine. With basalt and gabbro outlining an oceanic crust, a sign of a deep and ancient ocean : the Ligurian Tethys also called the Piedmont-Liguria Ocean.Fauna and flora
The site has 14 important plant species. Among these, 4 are protected nationally and 7 only in the Provence-Alps-French Riviera region:- Mud sedge
- Sweet grass
- Aethionema thomasianum
- Lesser Bladderwort
- Water pesse
- Berardia
- Rolland's bulrush
- Artemisia atrata
- Androsace septentrionalis
- The Alpine mock privet
- Alpine water lentil
- Cardamine Plumieri
- Two-stemmed carex
- Alpine rush ''
Fauna of the territory
Other works
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Category:Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Category:Piedmont