Boulzane
| Boulzane | ||
 The river valley at Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : Y0650500 | |
| location | France , Occitania region | |
| River system | Agly | |
| Drain over | Agly → Mediterranean | |
| River basin district | FRD Rhône | |
| source | in the municipality of Montfort-sur-Boulzane, 42 ° 43 ′ 31 ″ N , 2 ° 16 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1450 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet in the Agly coordinates: 42 ° 48 ′ 7 ″ N , 2 ° 29 ′ 51 ″ E, 42 ° 48 ′ 7 ″ N , 2 ° 29 ′ 51 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 236 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1214 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 36 ‰ | |
| length | 34 km | |
| Catchment area | 166 km² | |
The Boulzane is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises just north of the Regional Nature Park Pyrénées Catalanes , in the municipality of Montfort-sur-Boulzane , first drains in a northerly direction, reaches a valley near the hamlet of Lapradelle , municipality of Puilaurens , which it follows to the east through the landscape of the Fenouillèdes and flows out after 34 Kilometers in the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet as a right tributary into the Agly , which immediately afterwards forms the Clue de la Fou gorge . On its way, the Boulzane crosses the Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales departments .
Places on the river
Attractions
- The Train du Pays Cathare et du Fenouillèdes tourist train runs through the river valley.
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
- ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Boulzane from SANDRE (French), accessed on May 7, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.