Chalaure

Chalaure
Data
Water code	FR :  P7450500
location	France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system	Dordogne
Drain over	Dronne  → Isle  → Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Saint-Aulaye 45 ° 10 ′ 5 ″  N , 0 ° 7 ′ 34 ″  E
Source height	approx.  95  m
muzzle	in the local area of Les Églisottes , municipality of Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures , in the Dronne coordinates: 45 ° 5 '55 "  N , 0 ° 2' 38"  W 45 ° 5 '55 "  N , 0 ° 2' 38"  W
Mouth height	approx.  12  m
Height difference	approx. 83 m
Bottom slope	approx. 4.2 ‰
length	20 km
Catchment area	91 km²
The Chalaure at the height of the D 730

The Chalaure is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises near the hamlet of La Livardie , in the municipality of Saint-Aulaye , generally drains in a south-westerly direction through a sparsely populated area and flows into the Dronne as a left tributary after 20 kilometers in the local area of Les Églisottes (municipality of Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures ) . On its way it crosses the Dordogne and Gironde departments and meets the neighboring Charente-Maritime department at its mouth on the opposite side of the river .

Places on the river

(in flow order)

• La Livardie , municipality of Saint-Aulaye
• Les Églisottes , commune of Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures

Attractions

• The Rizonne valley is part of the Vallées de la Double Natura 2000 reserve , registered under number FR7200671.

Web links

• Information about the Natura2000 protected area

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ ^{a b c} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Chalaure at SANDRE (French), accessed on May 30, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.