Borne (Loire)

Borne
Bridge over the river at Aiguilhe
Data
Water code	FR :  K02-0300
location	France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	near Sembadel-Gare , in the municipality of Sembadel 45 ° 16 ′ 33 ″  N , 3 ° 43 ′ 22 ″  E
Source height	approx.  1078  m
muzzle	at Le Puy-en-Velay in the Loire Coordinates: 45 ° 3 '24 "  N , 3 ° 54' 50"  E 45 ° 3 '24 "  N , 3 ° 54' 50"  E
Mouth height	approx.  594  m
Height difference	approx. 484 m
Bottom slope	approx. 10 ‰
length	48 km
Left tributaries	Borne Orientale
Right tributaries	Dolaizon
Flowing lakes	Lac de Malaguet
Medium-sized cities	Le Puy-en-Velay

The Borne is a river in France that runs in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises under the name Borne Occidentale near Sembadel-Gare , in the municipality of Sembadel , in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park . From the confluence with its left tributary Borne Orientale , it is simply called Borne, generally drains in a south-easterly direction and after 48 kilometers flows into the Loire as a left tributary at Le Puy-en-Velay .

Places on the river

• Allègre
• Lissac
• Borne
• Espaly-Saint-Marcel
• Aiguilhe
• Le Puy-en-Velay
• Chadrac

Attractions

Pont de Roderie , an old bridge over the river at Aiguilhe, Monument historique

Web links

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

Commons : Pont de Roderie  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

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 November 24, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.