Allier (river)

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Allier
The location of the Allier in France [1]

The location of the Allier in France [2]

Data
Water code FR :  K --- 0080
location France , Occitania Regions , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte and Center-Val de Loire
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Chasseradès , in the Cevennes
44 ° 35 ′ 16 ″  N , 3 ° 47 ′ 35 ″  E
Source height approx.  1503  m
muzzle near Bec d'Allier , municipality of Cuffy , in the Loire coordinates: 46 ° 57 ′ 33 ″  N , 3 ° 4 ′ 46 ″  E 46 ° 57 ′ 33 ″  N , 3 ° 4 ′ 46 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  167  m
Height difference approx. 1336 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.2 ‰
length 421 km
Medium-sized cities Vichy , Moulins
Small towns Brioude , Issoire , Cournon-d'Auvergne , Pont-du-Château
Langeac on the Allier

Langeac on the Allier

Allier at Saint-Ilpize
Allier gorges near Monistrol-d'Allier

The Allier is a river in France. It rises in the Lozère department in the Cevennes , on the southern flank of the Moure de la Gardille summit , in the municipality of Chasseradès .

course

The Allier forms the border between the Lozère and Ardèche departments , drains generally northwards and flows into the Loire after 421 km at Bec d'Allier , in the municipality of Cuffy in the Cher department , as a left tributary .

The Allier department is named after the Allier ; other departments through which it flows are Lozère , Ardèche , Haute-Loire , Puy-de-Dôme , Nièvre and Cher .

use

The Allier receives additional water through the Naussac dam and therefore also has more water in its bed than it would be natural, since streams that otherwise drained differently are diverted into the Allier to generate electricity. Immediately before the confluence, the Loire Lateral Canal ( Canal latéral à la Loire ) crosses the Allier with the imposing canal bridge Le Guétin .

ecology

In the early 1990s, many weirs were removed or modified; since then, salmon have again been able to migrate unhindered to the upper reaches of the spawning area. Special protection times and zones support this.

tourism

On the border between the Lozère and Haute-Loire departments are the Gorges de l'Allier , which can be visited by excursion train between Langogne and Langeac . The Allier is also very popular with canoeists - from Langogne to Langeac for whitewater paddlers, from Langeac to the Loire for touring paddlers (the part from Pont d'Alleyras to Monistrol, however, is closed to paddlers).

Tributaries

Left tributaries:

Right tributaries:

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Images to the Flow  - collection of images, videos, and audio files
Wikivoyage: water hike on the Allier  - travel guide

Individual evidence

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