4. Lac de Sainte-CroixSainte Croix Du Verdon The Lake of Sainte-Croix is a man-made lake that was formed by the construction, between 1971 and 1974 of a reinforced-concrete arch dam by the name of Dam of Sainte-Croix. The reservoir holds a maximum of 761 million cubic metres of water. The dam, which generates 142 million kWh of electricity per year, is 94 metres high, 7.5 metres thick at its base and 3 metres thick at its crest. The village that can be seen adjacent to the lake, however, is not the eponymous village of Sainte-Croix-de-Verdon but Les Salles-sur-Verdon. The original village is now completely underwater. The other villages around the lake are: Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon Bauduen Les Salles-sur-Verdon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Malijai is the place where the former emperor spent the night of 4 March 1815. Not in the castle because they did not want him there. What they did offer was the bank of the River Bléone and so it happened, at least if you believe the village hairdresser. At the post office they gave us a somewhat different story, but what does it matter to tourists. The castle is beautiful. Route Napoleon, a journey through the south of France. We follow the route from Golfe-Juan to Grenoble. Sisteron is a small town on a strategic location. The river Durance, the little old houses, the Citadelle of the 13th century and the Roche de la Baume clearly characterise the region. Barre des Ecrins, Pelvoux and the Mije are a couple of the highest mountain tops in the Parc National des Ecrins.