Borne (Chassezac)

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Borne
The old defense tower is located in Borne high above the river

The old defense tower is located in Borne high above the river

Data
Water code FR :  V5040580
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitania regions
River system Rhône
Drain over Chassezac  → Ardèche  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipal area of Mayres
44 ° 38 ′ 21 ″  N , 4 ° 5 ′ 51 ″  E
Source height approx.  1410  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Pied-de-Borne and Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère in the Chassezac Coordinates: 44 ° 28 ′ 34 "  N , 3 ° 59 ′ 11"  E, 44 ° 28 ′ 34 "  N , 3 ° 59 ′ 11"  E
Mouth height approx.  315  m
Height difference approx. 1095 m
Bottom slope approx. 30 ‰
length 36 km
Left tributaries Lichechaude , Charnier
Reservoirs flowed through Retenue de Roujanel

The Borne is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitania regions. It rises in the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park , north of the Col de la Croix de Bauzon , in the municipal area of Mayres , drains in the upper reaches to the southwest, then swings to southeast to south and flows after 36 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Pied-de-Borne and Sainte-Marguerite-Lafigère as a left tributary into the Chassezac . The Borne crosses the Ardèche department on its way and forms the border to the neighboring Lozère department for about the last 10 kilometers .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Borne from SANDRE (French), accessed on March 24, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.