Cesse (river)

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Cesse
The Cesse in Bize-Minervois

The Cesse in Bize-Minervois

Data
Water code FR :  Y1600500
location France , Occitania region
River system Aude
Drain over Aude  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Cassagnoles,
43 ° 25 ′ 43 ″  N , 2 ° 36 ′ 3 ″  E
Source height approx.  770  m
muzzle below Sallèles-d'Aude in the Aude Coordinates: 43 ° 14 '48 "  N , 2 ° 57' 4"  E 43 ° 14 '48 "  N , 2 ° 57' 4"  E
Mouth height approx.  15  m
Height difference approx. 755 m
Bottom slope approx. 14 ‰
length 54 km
The valley of the Cesse at Minerve

The valley of the Cesse at Minerve

The Cesse is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . Its source is in the Montagne Noire , in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . It rises in the municipality of Cassagnoles , drains generally in a south-easterly direction through the Minervois landscape , crosses under the Canal du Midi , then accompanies the Canal de Jonction and finally flows into the Aude after 54 kilometers below Sallèles-d'Aude as a left tributary . On its way, the Cesse touches the Hérault and Aude departments .

Places on the river

See also

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Cesse at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 5, 2010, rounded to the nearest kilometer.