Brignon (river)
Brignon | ||
The river at the Château du Châtellier near Paulmy |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : L6217500 | |
location | France , Center-Val de Loire region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Claise → Creuse → Vienne → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Saint-Flovier 46 ° 58 '17 " N , 0 ° 58' 55" O |
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Source height | approx. 131 m | |
muzzle | on the municipal boundary of Abilly and Le Grand-Pressigny in the Claise coordinates: 46 ° 55 ′ 52 ″ N , 0 ° 45 ′ 31 ″ E 46 ° 55 ′ 52 ″ N , 0 ° 45 ′ 31 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 54 m | |
Height difference | approx. 77 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 3.2 ‰ | |
length | approx. 24 km |
The Brignon is a river in France that runs in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises from the lake Étang de la Simolière in the municipality of Saint-Flovier , generally drains west to southwest and after around 24 kilometers flows into the Claise as a left tributary at the municipal boundary of Abilly and Le Grand-Pressigny , which itself is about five kilometers further reached the Creuse .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Betz-le-Château
- Paulmy
- Neuilly-le-Brignon
- La Perrière , municipality of Le Grand-Pressigny
- Bessé , Abilly parish
Attractions
- Dolmen de la Pierre Chaude , megalithic complex on the banks of the river - Monument historique
- Château du Châtellier , 12th century castle on the banks of the river - Monument historique
Web links
Commons : Dolmen de la Pierre Chaude - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Château du Châtelier - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ Brignon at SANDRE (French)
- ↑ Dolmen de la Pierre Chaude in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Château du Châtellier in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)