Aston (river)

Aston
Mountain panorama in the headwaters
Data
Water code	FR :  O10-0400
location	France , Occitania region
River system	Garonne
Drain over	Ariège  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in Aston parish, 42 ° 37 ′ 39 ″  N , 1 ° 43 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height	approx.  2123  m
muzzle	on the municipal boundary of Aulos-Sinsat and Les Cabannes in the Ariège coordinates: 42 ° 47 '26 "  N , 1 ° 40' 44"  E 42 ° 47 '26 "  N , 1 ° 40' 44"  E
Mouth height	approx.  515  m
Height difference	approx. 1608 m
Bottom slope	approx. 70 ‰
length	approx. 23 km
Reservoirs flowed through	Étang de Laparon, Étang de Riète

The Aston is a mountain river in France that runs in the Ariège department in the Occitania region . It rises in the Pyrenees , near the border with Andorra , under the name Ruisseau de l'Estagnol , from the lake of the same name, Étang de l'Estagnol , in the southern municipality of Aston . It generally drains in a northerly direction through the Aston massif and flows into the Ariège as a left tributary after around 23 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Aulos-Sinsat and Les Cabannes .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Aston
• Château-Verdun
• Les Cabannes

Attractions

• Château de Gudanes , 18th century riverside castle near Château-Verdun - Monument historique

Web links

Commons : Château de Gudanes  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Aston at SANDRE (French)
4. ↑ Château de Gudanes in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)