Argenton (Thouet)

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Argenton
The Argenton at Voultegon

The Argenton at Voultegon

Data
Water code FR :  L83-0300
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Loire
Drain over Thouet  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Bressuire
46 ° 49 ′ 25 ″  N , 0 ° 35 ′ 19 ″  W
Source height approx.  203  m
muzzle in the municipality of Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay in the Thouet Coordinates: 47 ° 5 ′ 39 ″  N , 0 ° 12 ′ 16 ″  W 47 ° 5 ′ 39 ″  N , 0 ° 12 ′ 16 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  35  m
Height difference approx. 168 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.4 ‰
length 71 km
Left tributaries Ouère
Right tributaries Dolo , Madoire
Small towns Nueil-les-Aubiers

The Argenton (in the upper reaches: Argent ) is a river in France that runs in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises near the hamlet of La Loge in the western municipality of Bressuire , initially drains in a north-westerly direction, but then turns to the northeast and flows into the Thouet after 71 kilometers in the municipality of Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay as a left tributary .

Places on the river

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