Brignon (river)

Brignon
The river at the Château du Châtellier near Paulmy
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
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
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

1. ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Brignon at SANDRE (French)
4. ↑ Dolmen de la Pierre Chaude in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
5. ↑ Château du Châtellier in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)