Cernon (Tarn)

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Cernon
Saint-Eulalie-de-Cernon on the upper reaches of the river

Saint-Eulalie-de-Cernon on the upper reaches of the river

Data
Water code FR :  O34-0400
location France , Occitania region
River system Garonne
Drain over Tarn  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon
43 ° 57 ′ 41 ″  N , 3 ° 8 ′ 37 ″  E
Source height approx.  805  m
muzzle in the municipality of Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon in the Tarn Coordinates: 44 ° 4 ′ 57 ″  N , 2 ° 59 ′ 12 ″  E, 44 ° 4 ′ 57 ″  N , 2 ° 59 ′ 12 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  335  m
Height difference approx. 470 m
Bottom slope approx. 16 ‰
length 30 km
Left tributaries Soulzon

The Cernon is a river in France that runs in the Aveyron department in the Occitania region . It rises on the limestone plateau Causse du Larzac , in the municipality of Sainte-Eulalie-de-Cernon , drains through the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park initially in a westerly direction, then turns to the north and flows after 30 kilometers into the municipality of Saint-Georges- de-Luzençon as a left tributary in the Tarn .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Cernon at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 6, 2013, rounded to the nearest kilometer.