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French Alpine Lakes (Annecy, Bourget and Lake Geneva)

Cold-water wrecks, alpine walls and clear shallows beneath the French Alps

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Destination Guide Sources For French Alpine Lakes (Annecy, Bourget and Lake Geneva)

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44 sources • Updated Sep 4, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Sep 4, 2026.

Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Diving - Official overview of apnea, introductory scuba, training and exploration on Lake Annecy.
Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Le France and deep dives - Official bookable listing supporting Le France depth, cold and dark conditions, qualification guidance, medical-certificate requirement and current starting price.
Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Planete Apnee - Official provider profile supporting supervised freediving from Veyrier-du-Lac and the main open-water operating season.
Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Annecy Plongee Nautisme - Official operator profile supporting beginner through advanced training, cold-water specialties, equipment rental and Le France access.

Research Sources

Destination Guide Sources For French Alpine Lakes (Annecy, Bourget and Lake Geneva)

Reference links used to build and maintain this guide.

44 sources • Updated Sep 4, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Sep 4, 2026.

Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Diving - Official overview of apnea, introductory scuba, training and exploration on Lake Annecy.
Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Le France and deep dives - Official bookable listing supporting Le France depth, cold and dark conditions, qualification guidance, medical-certificate requirement and current starting price.
Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Planete Apnee - Official provider profile supporting supervised freediving from Veyrier-du-Lac and the main open-water operating season.
Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Annecy Plongee Nautisme - Official operator profile supporting beginner through advanced training, cold-water specialties, equipment rental and Le France access.

Aix-les-Bains Riviera of the Alps - Lac du Bourget - Official destination source for Lac du Bourget beaches, ports and water activities including diving.

Aix-les-Bains Riviera of the Alps - Lac du Bourget diving - Official activity listing for discovery dives and training at Chindrieux, including a current introductory price reference.

Into the Blue Chindrieux - Local operator source for PADI and FFESSM training and supervised Lac du Bourget diving.

DiveJourney - Challiere - Internal spot source supporting the Challiere shore entry, steep freshwater slope and cold-water training character.

French sports facilities registry - Bourdeau dive sites - Public registry identifying established Lac du Bourget dive areas including Grotte de Lamartine and Tahiti/Tete de la Vache.

Leman Mountains Explore - Diving - Official French Lake Geneva tourism source for introductory diving around Publier.

Club Subaquatique d'Evian - Lake Geneva sites - Local club source describing French-shore wrecks, walls, training sites, shallow weed beds and depth ranges.

Club Subaquatique d'Evian - Underwater life - Local club overview of Lake Geneva freshwater fish, crustaceans and molluscs.

Saint-Disdille - Scuba diving - Local access source for beginner and experienced scuba services on the French shore near Thonon-les-Bains.

France Apnee - Alpine lake sites - Local freediving provider source for supervised alpine-lake depth training, including Saint-Disdille.

SILA - Lake Annecy characteristics - Public lake-management source for Lake Annecy characteristics and water-resource stewardship.

CISALB - Lac du Bourget monitoring - Public monitoring source for summer surface temperature, thermocline, transparency and seasonal calcite whitening.

CISALB - Swimmer's itch guidance - Public-health guidance for swimmer's itch during warm shallow-water periods at Lac du Bourget.

CIPEL - Lake Geneva beach map - International lake-protection source for beach information and bathing-water planning around Lake Geneva.

CIPEL - Cyanobacteria guidance - Official Lake Geneva guidance on recognizing blooms, respecting closures and avoiding discolored or scummy water.

French Ministry of Health - Bathing water quality - Official French portal for current bathing-water monitoring, classifications and temporary restrictions.

Legifrance - Organized diving safety framework - Official legal source for organized diving supervision, safety organization and rescue planning in France.

Haute-Savoie Prefecture - Lake Annecy navigation - Official navigation-rule entry point for Lake Annecy; travelers should verify current zoning and boating notices.

DAN Europe - Emergency assistance - Official 24-hour diving-emergency assistance contact and member support guidance.

Hospices Civils de Lyon - Hyperbaric Medicine Center - Official regional hyperbaric-care source for the center at Hopital Edouard Herriot in Lyon.

Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Getting there - Official access source for Annecy rail links and proximity to Geneva and Lyon airports.

Lake Annecy Tourist Office - Local transport - Official source for buses, bicycles and seasonal lake transport around Annecy.

Evian Tourism - Getting to Evian - Official source for rail, Leman Express and ferry access to the French Lake Geneva shore.

Evian Tourism - Evian-Lausanne crossing - Official tourism listing for the year-round passenger ferry between Evian and Lausanne.

Geneva Airport - Regional coaches - Official airport source for coach links to Annecy, Chambery and other French Alpine towns.

Chambery Savoie Mont Blanc Airport - Access - Official airport source confirming proximity to Chambery and Aix-les-Bains and road access.

European Commission - EES and ETIAS differences - Official current status source: EES fully operational from 10 April 2026 and ETIAS scheduled for the last quarter of 2026.

France-Visas - Official French visa portal for nationality-specific entry requirements.

Service Public - French emergency numbers - Official source for 112, 15, 18 and other emergency contacts in France.

Service Public - Tourist tax - Official explanation that tourist tax varies by commune and accommodation and is charged per person per night.

Aix-les-Bains Riviera of the Alps - Wellness - Official destination source for thermal and wellness experiences in Aix-les-Bains.

DiveJourney - Le France - Verified internal spot page used by the Le France signature-site slug.

DiveJourney - Jet de la Rose - Verified internal spot page used for the Roc de Chere wall sector.

DiveJourney - Chateau de Duingt - Verified internal spot page used for the Duingt wall and waterfront anchor.

DiveJourney - Pierre a Bise - Verified internal spot page used for the advanced Lac du Bourget wall.

DiveJourney - Chindrieux - Verified internal spot page used across scuba, apnea, snorkeling and topside planning.

DiveJourney - Beaurivage - Verified internal spot page used for a shallow Lake Annecy shoreline anchor.

DiveJourney - Amphion - Verified internal spot page used for French Lake Geneva shore activities.

DiveJourney - Saint-Disdille - Verified internal spot page used for the Saint-Disdille activity anchor.

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