Guided tour of the Bort-les-Orgues dam: the 4th largest reservoir in France
Get inside the dam and its factory!
16 and 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free. On registration. Number of places limited to 15 places per visit. Provide flat and closed shoes. No backpack or cameras.
© D. Marc
Go inside the dam and its factory!
From its 120 m height, the Bort-les-Orgues dam dominates the Dordogne valley and contains nearly 500 million m3 of water (200,000 Olympic swimming pools). It is the fourth largest restraint in France.
Come and discover its testing gallery and its 2 turbines of more than 40 tonnes each that produce the equivalent of the residential consumption of 130,000 people every year!