Chapeauroux
| Chapeauroux | ||
 Upper reaches of the Chapeauroux |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : K21-0300 | |
| location | France , Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Allier → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the parish of Estables, 44 ° 39 ′ 43 ″ N , 3 ° 32 ′ 30 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1490 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Saint-Christophe-d'Allier in the Allier Coordinates: 44 ° 50 ′ 25 " N , 3 ° 44 ′ 7" E, 44 ° 50 ′ 25 " N , 3 ° 44 ′ 7" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 740 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 750 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 13 ‰ | |
| length | 56 km | |
| Left tributaries | Grandrieu | |
| Right tributaries | Clamouse | |
The Chapeauroux is a river in France that runs predominantly in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region . Its source is in the Margeride countryside , in the municipality of Estables , just north of the Signal de Randon summit . It initially drains in a westerly direction, but then turns north, passes the eponymous town of Chapeauroux , in the municipality of Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux , and immediately afterwards crosses the border to the neighboring Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and region After a total of 56 kilometers , it flows into the Allier as a left tributary just across the border, in the municipality of Saint-Christophe-d'Allier . At its mouth, the Chapeauroux passes under the Viaduc de Chapeauroux of the Cevennes Railway of the same name .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Chapeauroux at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.