Azergues
Azergues | ||
The river at Lozanne |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : U46-0400 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
River system | Rhône | |
Drain over | Saône → Rhône → Mediterranean | |
source | in the municipality of Poule-les-Écharmeaux 46 ° 9 ′ 44 ″ N , 4 ° 26 ′ 38 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 640 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Anse in the Saône coordinates: 45 ° 56 ′ 30 ″ N , 4 ° 43 ′ 45 ″ E 45 ° 56 ′ 30 ″ N , 4 ° 43 ′ 45 ″ E |
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Mouth height | 170 m | |
Height difference | approx. 470 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 7.6 ‰ | |
length | 62 km | |
Catchment area | 886 km² | |
Drainage at the Lozanne gauge |
MQ |
7.5 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Brévenne | |
Right tributaries | Soanan |
The Azergues is a river in France that runs in the Rhône department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Poule-les-Écharmeaux , initially drains in a south-easterly direction, swings in the lower reaches northeast to north and flows into the Saône after 62 kilometers in the municipality of Anse as a right tributary . On its way, the Azergues crosses the Beaujolais wine region .
Places on the river
- Poule-les-Écharmeaux
- Saint-Nizier-d'Azergues
- Lamure-sur-Azergues
- Chambost-Allières
- Saint-Just-d'Avray
- Chamelet
- Létra
- Le Bois-d'Oingt
- Le Breuil
- Chessy
- Châtillon
- Lozanne
- Civrieux-d'Azergues
- Chazay-d'Azergues
- Marcilly d'Azergues
- Les Chères
- Anse
See also
Web links
Commons : Azergues - collection of images, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Azergues at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 22, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: U4644010 , option: Synthèse )