Aix (river)

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Aix
Font d'Aix
The river at Pommiers

The river at Pommiers

Data
Water code FR :  K08-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Chausseterre
45 ° 54 ′ 35 ″  N , 3 ° 45 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height approx.  896  m
muzzle in the municipality of Saint-Georges-de-Baroille in the Loire Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′ 12 ″  N , 4 ° 8 ′ 36 ″  E 45 ° 50 ′ 12 ″  N , 4 ° 8 ′ 36 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  320  m
Height difference approx. 576 m
Bottom slope approx. 12 ‰
length 49 km
Left tributaries Boën , Isable

The Aix (in the upper reaches: Font d'Aix ) is a river in France that runs in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises just outside the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park , in the municipal area of Chausseterre , generally drains in a south-easterly direction and flows into the Loire after 49 kilometers in the municipal area of Saint-Georges-de-Baroille as a left tributary .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Aix  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Aix from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 22, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.