The Lake of Sainte-Croix is a man-made

Reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

 lake that was formed by the construction, between 1971 and 1974 (when it was placed into service) of a reinforced concrete arch dam by the name of Dam of Sainte-Croix . The reservoir holds a maximum of 761 million cubic metres of water. The dam, which generates 142 million kWh of electricity per year, is 94 metres high, 7.5 metres thick at its base and 3 metres thick at its crest.

The village that can be seen adjacent to the lake, however, is not the eponym

Eponym

An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...

ous village of Sainte-Croix-de-Verdon but Les Salles-sur-Verdon

Les Salles-sur-Verdon

Les Salles-sur-Verdon is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...

. The original village is now completely underwater.

The other villages around the lake are:

• Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
  Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon
  Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.Prior to 16 September 2005, the commune was known as Sainte-Croix-de-Verdon.-Population:-References:*...
  
  
• Bauduen
  Bauduen
  Bauduen is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France....
  
  
• Les Salles-sur-Verdon (new village)

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