Arzon (river)

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Arzon
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Water code FR :  K03-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Medeyrolles
45 ° 25 '58 "  N , 3 ° 49' 54"  O
Source height approx.  1065  m
muzzle in Vorey in the Loire Coordinates: 45 ° 11 ′ 7 "  N , 3 ° 54 ′ 44"  E 45 ° 11 ′ 7 "  N , 3 ° 54 ′ 44"  E
Mouth height approx.  530  m
Height difference approx. 535 m
Bottom slope approx. 12 ‰
length 44 km
The river in Vorey

The river in Vorey

The Arzon is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Medeyrolles and generally drains south to south-east through the Velay landscape . South of Chomelix , the deeply cut gorges of the Arzon (French: Gorges de l'Arzon ) form a Natura 2000 reserve. After 44 kilometers, the river flows into Vorey as a left tributary into the upper reaches of the Loire . On its way, the Arzon crosses the Puy-de-Dôme and Haute-Loire departments .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Arzon at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 23, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.