Beaume (Loire)
| Beaume | ||
 The Cascade de la Beaume |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : K0107000 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the parish of Cayres 44 ° 55 ′ 20 ″ N , 3 ° 49 ′ 29 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1050 m | |
| muzzle | near La Beaume , in the municipality of Solignac-sur-Loire , in the Loire Coordinates: 44 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 55 ′ 6 ″ E, 44 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 55 ′ 6 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 680 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 370 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 37 ‰ | |
| length | 10 km | |
The Beaume (formerly also called Ourzie ) is a small French river in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Cayres and flows after 10 kilometers at the hamlet of La Beaume , in the municipality of Solignac-sur-Loire , as a left tributary into the Loire .
Crossed municipal areas
The river crosses the municipal areas of
Attractions
To the northeast of Le Brignon, the river breaks through the edge of the high plateau and plunges down into the Loire Valley. It forms a waterfall with a height of 27 meters, known as the Cascade de la Beaume .