Beauronne (Saint-Vincent)

Beauronne Beauronne de Saint-Vincent
The river feeds the Étang de Beaufort near Saint-Front-de-Pradoux
Data
Water code	FR :  P6510500
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

• Saint-Vincent-de-Connezac
• Beauronne
• Petit-Boissonnie , Douzillac municipality

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

• Entry to Natura 2000

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.