Beauronne (Saint-Vincent)

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Beauronne
Beauronne de Saint-Vincent
The river feeds the Étang de Beaufort near Saint-Front-de-Pradoux

The river feeds the Étang de Beaufort near Saint-Front-de-Pradoux

Data
Water code FRP6510500
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Dordogne
Drain over Isle  → Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source near La Verrière , in the municipality of Saint-Vincent-de-Connezac
45 ° 11 ′ 20 ″  N , 0 ° 25 ′ 49 ″  E
Source height approx.  185  m
muzzle in the municipality of Saint-Front-de-Pradoux in the Isle of Coordinates: 45 ° 3 ′ 26 ″  N , 0 ° 22 ′ 40 ″  E 45 ° 3 ′ 26 ″  N , 0 ° 22 ′ 40 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  44  m
Height difference approx. 141 m
Bottom slope approx. 7.8 ‰
length 18 km

The Beauronne (also: Beauronne de Saint-Vincent ) is a river in France that runs in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises near the hamlet of La Verrière , in the municipality of Saint-Vincent-de-Connezac , close to the border with the neighboring municipality of Chantérac . The river generally drains from southwest to south and flows 18 kilometers into the municipality of Saint-Front-de-Pradoux as a right tributary into the Isle . In the estuary area, the Beauronne splits into two river arms, one of which reaches the Isle about 100 meters further upstream and feeds Lake Étang de Beaufort .

Places on the river

Attractions

  • Chantérac castle from the 18th century
  • Many mills are located along the river
  • The Beauronne valley and its neighboring valleys in the Double region are registered as a Natura 2000 reserve under the name Vallées de la Double (code FR7200671).

Web links

Commons : Beauronne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. Source geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  3. a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Beauronne from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 9, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.