History

The waters of the lake cover the remains of two periods of lakeside settlement: one from the end of the Neolithic (around 2,700 BC), the other from around the year 1000 (early 11th century). In both cases, these were dwellings built at the water's edge. The lake is well known in the world of underwater archaeology (Museum website - Excavations) .

 

As an aside, in the early 20th century the Société du Lac took legal action against an unscrupulous lakeside owner who was building on the lake. It was a wise move: it prevented the destruction of what is now the excavation site.

 

Lake Paladru, which long belonged to the Counts of Clermont, one of the great families of the Dauphiné, has always remained private property. In 1874, the owners of the time founded a civil company together, the “Société du Lac de Paladru”.
It has managed the lake ever since.