In the Lake Geneva Rhone-Delta (Les Grangettes)
The area where the river Rhone enters Lake Geneva is characterized by reed banks, alluvial forests and extensive reed areas. It is an important resting and hibernation place for migratory birds. The nature reserve is a mire of international importance.
In the mid-19th century, large stretches of the Rhone course were still natural and unspoiled. Precautionary measures to prevent flooding were implemented in the two major Rhone correction projects (1863-1894 and 1930-1960).
It is possible to see how the valley floor once looked from “Les Grangettes”, the area where the Rhone enters Lake Geneva. Extensive reed areas and alluvial forests extend along the area between the actual river mouth and Villeneuve. An old arm of the Rhone is still very visible there today.
The “Les Grangettes” wetland is an important resting and hibernation place for migratory birds and is included in the Ramsar Convention List of Wetlands of International Importance.
It is intended, inter alia, to restore the course of the river to its natural state throughout the Rhone Valley as part of the proposed third Rhone correction.
It is possible to see how the valley floor once looked from “Les Grangettes”, the area where the Rhone enters Lake Geneva. Extensive reed areas and alluvial forests extend along the area between the actual river mouth and Villeneuve. An old arm of the Rhone is still very visible there today.
The “Les Grangettes” wetland is an important resting and hibernation place for migratory birds and is included in the Ramsar Convention List of Wetlands of International Importance.
It is intended, inter alia, to restore the course of the river to its natural state throughout the Rhone Valley as part of the proposed third Rhone correction.
Nature reserves and landscape protection areas
A large part of this area is listed, inter alia, in the following federal inventories:
Other links
A large part of this area is listed, inter alia, in the following federal inventories:
- Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance (BLN object no 1502 “Les Grangettes”)
More - Inventory of Mire Landscapes (object no 289 “Les Grangettes”)
More - Inventory of Alluvial Zones (object No 123 “Les Grangettes”)
More - Interactive map browser displaying the object included in the BLN (available in German and French)
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Other links
- All of the federal Swiss inventories can be displayed on an interactive map using this map browser (available in German and French)
More - Detailed information on the effects of outdoor sport and leisure activities on nature (available in German and French)
More - Information on the “Les Grangettes” nature reserve (in French)
More - Information on the third Rhone correction (in French and German)
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