Brevonne

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Brevonne
Data
Water code FRF1270600
location France , Grand Est region
River system His
Drain over Voire  → Aube  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Lévigny
48 ° 18 '19 "  N , 4 ° 43' 2"  O
Source height approx.  221  m
muzzle in the municipality of Rances in the Voire coordinates: 48 ° 28 ′ 15 ″  N , 4 ° 32 ′ 59 ″  E 48 ° 28 ′ 15 ″  N , 4 ° 32 ′ 59 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  112  m
Height difference approx. 109 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.9 ‰
length approx. 28 km

The Brevonne (also written Brévonne ) is a river in France that runs in the Aube department in the Grand Est region . It rises in the municipal area of Lévigny , generally drains north-northwest through an area rich in forests and lakes, crosses the eastern foothills of the Forêt d'Orient regional nature park and after around 28 kilometers flows into the municipality of Rances as a left tributary into the Voire .

economy

In the upper reaches of the river, at La Chaise , the river passes the Center de stockage de l'Aube , a nuclear waste repository.

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. Brevonne at SANDRE (French)