Complexe hydroélectrique du Pouget : Usine de pompage du lac de Bage (groupe)
The Bage dam and pumping station link the Pareloup and Pont-de-Salars lakes. This facility forms part of the Pouget hydroelectric complex alongside 8 other dams.
An immersive visit!
Discover an exceptional industrial heritage and go behind the scenes of the Bage pumping station!
Commissioned in 1952, the Bage dam is a central component of the vast hydroelectric complex at Le Pouget. It plays a key role in supplying Lake Pareloup thanks to its pumping plant, which is able to lift water from almost a hundred meters above sea level onto the plateau thanks to 2 "pumps".
Tour content:
Your guide will take you to the Lac de Bage dam and hydroelectric plant to explain how it works. She will tell you the story of the construction of these monumental structures. You'll watch a video explaining how the complex is organized.
To extend the experience, a 1952 archive film retracing the construction of the dams can be viewed at the Lévézou Attractivité Tourisme agency in Pont-de-Salars from 9am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5pm, Monday to Friday in low season, and from Monday to Saturday from 9:30am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 6pm in high season.
Visits must be booked in advance.
Practical info :
? Departure point: Agence Lévézou Attractivité Tourisme, place de la Rivière, Pont-de-Salars
? Tour duration: approx. 1h
? Access: the factory is 5/10 min from the starting point (the group will transfer between the "Lévézou Attractivité Tourisme" agency and the dam using their own means of transport)
? Identity card and closed shoes mandatory
? Price: ?4.50/person
? One free local product per person with every reservation!
? Reservations required ? 20 pers. max.
? For further information, please contact Anaëlle Besse ? Lévézou Attractivité Tourisme
