Altier (river)

Altier
The Altier flows through a narrow gorge between the village of Altier and Villefort
Data
Water code	FR :  V5040660
location	France , Occitania region
River system	Rhône
Drain over	Chassezac  → Ardèche  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source	in the municipal area of Cubières 44 ° 25 ′ 45 ″  N , 3 ° 45 ′ 5 ″  E
Source height	approx.  1590  m
muzzle	near Pied-de-Borne in the Chassezac coordinates: 44 ° 28 ′ 32 "  N , 3 ° 58 ′ 48"  E 44 ° 28 ′ 32 "  N , 3 ° 58 ′ 48"  E
Mouth height	approx.  320  m
Height difference	approx. 1270 m
Bottom slope	approx. 33 ‰
length	39 km (see notes)
Reservoirs flowed through	Lac de Villefort

The Altier is a river in France that runs in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region . Its source stream Ruisseau de Banassac rises in the Cevennes National Park , in the area of Mont Lozère , on the northeast flank of the Sommet de Finiels (1699 m), in the municipality of Cubières . It generally drains north-east to east and after 39 kilometers flows into the Chassezac as a right tributary near Pied-de-Borne . In the middle part, the Altier flows through the artificial reservoir Lac de Villefort .

Places on the river

• Cubières
• Altier
• Pied-de-Borne

Web links

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

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Altier from SANDRE (French), accessed on March 24, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.