title: Lac de Castillon
text: # Lac de Castillon
  
  The Lac de Castillon (English: Lake of Castillon) is a reservoir in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Southeastern France. At an elevation of 880 m (2,890 ft), the lake's surface area is 5 $km^2$ (1.9 sq mi). The Castillon dam holds 150,000,000 $m^3$ $(5.3×10^9$ cu ft) of water.
  
  Upon its creation in 1948, the lake submerged the former village of Castillon (after which it was named), the commune of which was then merged with Castellane.
  
  ## Military testing facility
  
  The Lac de Castillon houses a military testing facility to the southwest of Saint-Julien-du-Verdon, operated by the Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) of the Ministry of Armed Forces.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * General view, June 2006
  * Aerial view, July 2015
  * DGA testing facility
  