Braye (river)

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Braye
Data
Water code FR :  M12-0300
location France , Normandy Regions , Center-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire
River system Loire
Drain over Loir  → Sarthe  → Maine  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source In the Perche countryside , municipality of Ceton,
48 ° 12 ′ 50 ″  N , 0 ° 49 ′ 31 ″  E
Source height approx.  212  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Poncé-sur-le-Loir and Vallée-de-Ronsard in the Loir Coordinates: 47 ° 45 ′ 57 ″  N , 0 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  E 47 ° 45 ′ 57 ″  N , 0 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  O
Mouth height approx.  56  m
Height difference approx. 156 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.1 ‰
length 75 km
Left tributaries Saint Ulphace, Couétron , Grenne
Right tributaries Anille , Fresnay, Tusson

The Braye is a river in France that runs through the Normandy , Center-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire regions. It rises in the Perche landscape , in the Perche Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Ceton , generally drains south to southwest and flows into the river after 75 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Poncé-sur-le-Loir and Vallée-de-Ronsard as a right tributary Loir . On its way, the Braye touches the Orne , Eure-et-Loir , Loir-et-Cher and Sarthe departments .

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 Braye at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 24, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.