Cesse (river)
Cesse | ||
The Cesse in Bize-Minervois |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 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
- Ferrals-les-Montagnes
- Cassagnoles
- Minerve
- La Caunette
- Aigues-Vives
- Bize-Minervois
- Mirepeisset
- Sallèles-d'Aude
See also
Web links
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