Lac des Perches

Perch Lake is located in the valley of Masevaux, the town of Rimbach-près-Masevaux at the foot of the head of the perch (1222 m).

It is a glacial lake orgine was enhanced with a dam in the sixteenth century to supply forges and a textile factory.

Its name is speaking Sternsee (Lake of the Star). The French name comes from a misinterpretation of the local dialect, as it was originally of Lake Bers, named peaks that surround it. But "Bers" became "Barsch" in German, or "pole", the French translation followed ...

The practice of fishing is possible.