Celle (Arroux)

Celle
The river, here under the name Chaloire
Data
Water code	FR :  K1284900
location	France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Arroux  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Cussy-en-Morvan, 47 ° 7 ′ 21 ″  N , 4 ° 7 ′ 4 ″  E
Source height	approx.  675  m
muzzle	in the municipality of Monthelon in the Arroux coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′ 32 ″  N , 4 ° 14 ′ 23 ″  E 46 ° 56 ′ 32 ″  N , 4 ° 14 ′ 23 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  283  m
Height difference	approx. 392 m
Bottom slope	approx. 14 ‰
length	28 km
Right tributaries	Anost , Canche

The Celle is a river in France that runs in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and changes its name several times in its course. It rises in the Morvan Mountains under the name Grand Vernet , near the hamlet of La Croix de Chèvre , in the municipality of Cussy-en-Morvan , generally drains south through the Morvan Regional Nature Park and flows after 28 kilometers under the name Celle in the municipality of Monthelon , just west of Autun , as a right tributary into the Arroux .

Places on the river

and name of the river in the respective section:

• La Croix-de-Chèvre, municipality of Cussy-en-Morvan
  • River name: Le Grand Vernet
• Cussy-en-Morvan
  • River name: Rivière de Cussy
• La Petite-Verrière
  • River name: Chaloire
• La Celle-en-Morvan
  • River name: Celle
• Monthelon

Attractions

• Castle Château de Monthelon , Monument historique

Web links

Commons : Celle  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
3. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Celle from SANDRE (French), accessed on February 24, 2012, rounded to the nearest kilometer.