Azergues

Azergues
The river at Lozanne
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
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
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

• List of tributaries of the Saône

Web links

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

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{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.
3. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: U4644010 , option: Synthèse )