Trending Lakes in France — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed lakes on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (French-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Lake Geneva. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
231,314
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Lake Geneva
lake in Switzerland and France
8,534
views
views
2
Caspian Sea
largest landlocked salt lake, located between Europe and Asia
7,862
views
views
3
Lake Sevan
lake in Armenia
7,548
views
views
4
Lake Baikal
freshwater rift lake in southern Siberia, Russia; the greatest mountain lake in Asia and the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world
7,342
views
views
5
Lac du Bourget
lake in France
7,120
views
views
6
Aral Sea
Formerly a salt lake in Central Asia
6,875
views
views
7
Lake Ontario
one of the Great Lakes in North America
6,792
views
views
8
Lake Garda
lake in Italy
6,317
views
views
9
Lake Maggiore
lake in Italy and Switzerland
6,187
views
views
10
Lac de Serre-Ponçon
reservoir in France
6,065
views
views
11
Lake Como
lake in Lombardy, Italy
5,844
views
views
12
Lake Annecy
perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie, France
5,529
views
views
13
Vassivière Lake
lake in Limousin, France
5,201
views
views
14
Lake Constance
lake in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
4,852
views
views
15
Lake Der-Chantecoq
reservoir in France
4,479
views
views
16
Dead Sea
lake with no outflow (sea) in Western Asia
4,286
views
views
17
Lake Salagou
lake located in Hérault, France
4,249
views
views
18
Lake of Sainte-Croix
artificial lake in southern France
3,975
views
views
19
Lac Pavin
body of water
3,434
views
views
20
Titicaca
Alpine lake in Peru and Bolivia
3,250
views
views
21
Étang de Thau
French lagoon
3,241
views
views
22
Lake Victoria
lake in east-central Africa
3,128
views
views
23
Lac d'Oô
lake in France
3,079
views
views
24
Loch Ness
lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows via Loch Dochfour to the River Ness and Caledonian Canal
2,936
views
views
25
Oeschinen Lake
lake in Switzerland
2,933
views
views
26
Lac de Paladru
body of water
2,807
views
views
27
Étang de Berre
French lagoon
2,546
views
views
28
Lac de Vouglans
reservoir
2,477
views
views
29
Pearl Harbor
harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA
2,433
views
views
30
Lake Erie
one of the Great Lakes in North America
2,282
views
views
31
Sea of Galilee
largest freshwater lake in Israel
2,246
views
views
32
Lake Tanganyika
lake between Tanzania, DR Congo, Burundi and Zambia
2,220
views
views
33
Lake Peigneur
lake in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, USA
2,194
views
views
34
Lake Toba
volcanic crater lake located in North Sumatra, Indonesia
2,188
views
views
35
Lac d'Aiguebelette
French lake
2,146
views
views
36
Lake Tahoe
lake in California and Nevada, United States
2,006
views
views
37
Lac de Montbel
Artificial lake of France
1,964
views
views
38
Lake Superior
largest of the Great Lakes of North America
1,939
views
views
39
Lake Retba
pink lake in Senegal
1,795
views
views
40
Lake Guerlédan
reservoir in France
1,745
views
views
41
Lake St. John
lake in Quebec, Canada
1,728
views
views
42
Lac des Settons
lake
1,721
views
views
43
Lake Lucerne
lake at Lucerne, Switzerland
1,693
views
views
44
Lake Iseo
fourth largest lake in Lombardy, Italy
1,673
views
views
45
Lac d'Orient
lake in France
1,667
views
views
46
Salar de Uyuni
salt flat in Bolivia
1,613
views
views
47
Lake Michigan
one of the Great Lakes of North America
1,600
views
views
48
Lake Chad
lake in Africa
1,545
views
views
49
Lake Orta
lake in Italy
1,502
views
views
50
Lac de Pierre-Percée
reservoir in France
1,432
views
views
51
Lac de Pareloup
reservoir in France
1,413
views
views
52
Lac de Saint-Point
lake in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
1,393
views
views
53
Lac de Madine
lake in Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est, France
1,392
views
views
54
Réservoir de Montsouris
water reservoir in Paris, France
1,355
views
views
55
Gérardmer Lake
glacial lake
1,332
views
views
56
Lake Kivu
meromictic lake in the East African Rift valley
1,324
views
views
57
Lake Balaton
freshwater lake in Hungary
1,320
views
views
58
Hourtin-Carcans Lake
lake in Gironde, New Aquitaine, France
1,267
views
views
59
Lake Powell
reservoir Utah and Arizona in the United States
1,251
views
views
60
Lake Neuchâtel
lake in Switzerland
1,216
views
views
61
Golden Horn
urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey
1,206
views
views
62
Lac de Naussac
lake in Lozère, Occitania, France
1,153
views
views
63
Lac Mukamba
lake in Democratic Republic of the Congo
1,124
views
views
64
Lac de Saint-Cassien
lake
1,122
views
views
65
Chambon lake
volcanic lake in the Puy-de-Dôme département
1,090
views
views
66
Lake Ladoga
freshwater lake in Russia and largest lake entirely in Europe
1,051
views
views
67
Eau d'Heure lakes
lake
1,047
views
views
68
Lac d'Ilay
lake in France
1,046
views
views
69
Chott el Djerid
chott in Tunisia
1,041
views
views
70
Lac Blanc
lake in Vosges, near Orbey, Grand Est, France
1,041
views
views
71
Issyk-Kul
lake in Kyrgyzstan
1,040
views
views
72
Bay of Kotor
bay
1,036
views
views
73
Great Salt Lake
salt lake in Utah, United States
1,015
views
views
74
Lac de Grand-Lieu
lake in Loire-Atlantique, France
1,008
views
views
75
Gaube Lake
glacial lake
1,006
views
views
76
Lake Nyos
crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon
1,002
views
views
77
Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet
reservoir in France
1,002
views
views
78
lac de Nantua
lake in Ain, France
972
views
views
79
Lake Karachay
former lake in the southern Ural mountains in Russia, used as a disposal site for high-radioactive waste
967
views
views
80
Lac de Kruth-Wildenstein
lake in Vosges, Grand Est, France
947
views
views
81
Lake Maracaibo
large lake in Venezuela with an outflow to the Caribbean Sea
924
views
views
82
Lake Trasimeno
lake in Umbria, Italy
920
views
views
83
Lac d'Allos
lake in France
915
views
views
84
Lac de Chalain
lake in France
914
views
views
85
Lac du Bouchet
French lake
902
views
views
86
Bassin de Saint-Ferréol
lake in Haute-Garonne, Occitania, France
892
views
views
87
Urmia Lake
salt lake in Iran
881
views
views
88
Lake Lugano
lake in Switzerland and Italy
867
views
views
89
Lake Huron
one of the Great Lakes of North America
859
views
views
90
Lake Balkhash
lake in southeastern Kazakhstan
854
views
views
91
El Ojo
lake in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
843
views
views
92
Lake Ohrid
lake in North Macedonia and Albania
830
views
views
93
Lac des Bouillouses
lake in Pyrénées-Orientales, France
822
views
views
94
Venetian Lagoon
enclosed bay of the Adriatic Sea
812
views
views
95
Lac du Lauvitel
lake in Isère, France
807
views
views
96
Pragser Wildsee
lake in the Dolomites
794
views
views
97
Lac d'Hossegor
lake in France
779
views
views
98
Lac de Guéry
body of water
773
views
views
99
Manicouagan Reservoir
lake in Quebec, Canada
771
views
views
100
Lac Vert
lake in the municipality of Passy, Haute-Savoie, France
756
views
views