Biancon

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Biançon
Camiole
Montauroux and the Lac de Saint-Cassien

Montauroux and the Lac de Saint-Cassien

Data
Water code FR :  Y5520500
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Siagne
Drain over Siagne  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Mons
43 ° 39 ′ 54 ″  N , 6 ° 41 ′ 36 ″  E
Source height approx.  688  m
muzzle in the municipality of Tanneron in the Siagne coordinates: 43 ° 36 ′ 37 ″  N , 6 ° 50 ′ 49 ″  E 43 ° 36 ′ 37 ″  N , 6 ° 50 ′ 49 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  63  m
Height difference approx. 625 m
Bottom slope approx. 25 ‰
length 25 km
Catchment area 161 km²
Right tributaries Riou Blanc
Reservoirs flowed through Lac de Saint-Cassien
Small towns Montauroux

The Biançon (also called Camiole in the upper reaches ) is a river in France that runs in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises near the hamlet of Tansonive , in the municipality of Mons , initially drains under the name Camiole towards the southeast, receives several star-shaped tributaries south of Montauroux , changes its name here to Biançon , crosses the Lac de Saint-Cassien reservoir , then turns to the northeast and flows into it after a total of 25 kilometers at the hamlet of Chapelle de Saint-Cassien des Bois , in the municipality of Tanneron , as a right tributary to the Siagne .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Attractions

The valley in the mouth section of the river (below the reservoir) is registered under the name Gorges de la Siagne as a Natura 2000 protected area under the code FR9301574.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on February 9, 2014, rounded to full kilometers
  4. ↑ Information on the Natura 2000 protected area