Arcueil (river)

Arcueil
In the Arcueil gorges
Data
Water code	FR :  K2534000
location	France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Alagnon  → Allier  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Védrines-Saint-Loup 45 ° 2 ′ 56 ″  N , 3 ° 14 ′ 41 ″  E
Source height	approx.  1170  m
muzzle	in the municipality of Massiac in the Alagnon coordinates: 45 ° 14 ′ 47 "  N , 3 ° 11 ′ 16"  E 45 ° 14 ′ 47 "  N , 3 ° 11 ′ 16"  E
Mouth height	approx.  540  m
Height difference	approx. 630 m
Bottom slope	approx. 17 ‰
length	38 km

The Arcueil  [ aʁ.kœj ] is a river in France that runs in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the northern part of the Margeride landscape , in the municipality of Védrines-Saint-Loup , drains around half of its course towards the northwest, but then turns to the northeast and after 38 kilometers flows into the Alagnon as a right tributary in the municipality of Massiac .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Montchamp
• Lastic
• Vieillespesse
• Bonnac
• Massiac

Web links

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

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 Arcueil at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 23, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.