Ance (Loire)

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Ance
The Ance near Lissonnat (Saillant municipality)

The Ance near Lissonnat (Saillant municipality)

Data
Water code FR :  K05-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the Monts du Forez
45 ° 36 ′ 37 ″  N , 3 ° 51 ′ 50 ″  E
Source height approx.  1304  m
muzzle at Bas-en-Basset in the Loire coordinates: 45 ° 17 ′ 29 "  N , 4 ° 7 ′ 7"  E 45 ° 17 ′ 29 "  N , 4 ° 7 ′ 7"  E
Mouth height approx.  440  m
Height difference approx. 864 m
Bottom slope approx. 11 ‰
length 77 km
Left tributaries Andrable

The Ance is a river in the French region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It rises in the Monts du Forez , in the Regional Nature Park Livradois-Forez ( French Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez ), at an altitude of 1304 meters through the confluence of several source streams. It first runs south, later turns east and after 77 kilometers flows into the Loire as a left tributary at Bas-en-Basset .

Warning: Not to be confused with the river Ance of the same name, which drains into the Allier !

Crossed departments

On its way, the Ance crosses the departments

and forms the border to the department over a long stretch

Places on the river

Web links

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 Ance at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 22, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.