Cauron

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Cauron
Data
Water code FR :  Y5000520
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Argens
Drain over Argens  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Nans-les-Pins
43 ° 20 ′ 56 ″  N , 5 ° 48 ′ 19 ″  E
Source height approx.  708  m
muzzle in the municipality of Bras in the Argens coordinates: 43 ° 29 ′ 51 ″  N , 5 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  E, 43 ° 29 ′ 51 ″  N , 5 ° 57 ′ 0 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  259  m
Height difference approx. 449 m
Bottom slope approx. 15 ‰
length 29 km
Small towns Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

The Cauron is a river in southeastern France that runs in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the municipal area of Nans-les-Pins , on the northeast flank of the Chaîne de la Sainte-Baume mountain range , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and, after 35 kilometers, flows into the Argens as a right tributary in the municipal area of Bras .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on February 25, 2014, rounded to full kilometers