Belle (Boutonne)

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Belle
The river crosses the garden of the Abbey of Celles-sur-Belle

The river crosses the garden of the Abbey of Celles-sur-Belle

Data
Water code FR :  R6050500
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Charente
Drain over Boutonne  → Charente  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Beaussais-Vitré and Celles-sur-Belle
46 ° 15 ′ 49 ″  N , 0 ° 10 ′ 43 ″  W
Source height approx.  120  m
muzzle in the municipality of Secondigné-sur-Belle in the Boutonne Coordinates: 46 ° 8 ′ 45 ″  N , 0 ° 18 ′ 10 ″  W 46 ° 8 ′ 45 ″  N , 0 ° 18 ′ 10 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  44  m
Height difference approx. 76 m
Bottom slope approx. 3 ‰
length 25 km
Catchment area 107 km²

The Belle is a river in France that runs in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises on the municipal boundary of Beaussais-Vitré and Celles-sur-Belle , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Boutonne after 25 kilometers in the municipality of Secondigné-sur-Belle as a right tributary .

Places on the river

(in flow order)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Belle at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 25, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.