Chassezac

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Chassezac
Gorges du Chassezac

Gorges du Chassezac

Data
Water code FR :  V5040500
location France , Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions
River system Rhône
Drain over Ardèche  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Saint-Frézal-d'Albuges,
44 ° 35 ′ 12 ″  N , 3 ° 46 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height approx.  1410  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Saint-Alban-Auriolles and Sampzon in the Ardèche Coordinates: 44 ° 25 ′ 39 ″  N , 4 ° 19 ′ 13 ″  E, 44 ° 25 ′ 39 ″  N , 4 ° 19 ′ 13 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  96  m
Height difference approx. 1314 m
Bottom slope approx. 15 ‰
length 85 km
Left tributaries Borne , Thines , Sure , Salindres
Right tributaries Altier , Granzon
Reservoirs flowed through Retenue de Puylaurent , Retenue du Rechas

The Chassezac is a river in France that runs through the Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. Its source stream Ruisseau des Fourches rises in the Cevennes , on the western flank of the Moure de la Gardille (1503 m), in the municipality of Saint-Frézal-d'Albuges . It initially drains in a south-westerly direction, then turns south-east to east, crosses the southern part of the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park and, after 85 kilometers, flows into the Ardèche as a right tributary at the municipal boundary of Saint-Alban-Auriolles and Sampzon . On its way, the Chassezac flows through the Lozère and Ardèche departments . For a few kilometers it also forms the border with the Gard department .

Places on the river

Attractions

  • The Dolmen du Calvaire are located on a hill overlooking the Chassezac, near the hamlet of Calvaire, near Saint-Alban-Auriolles.
  • The Bois de Païolive is a forest with extraordinary rock formations. It is located on a karst plateau south of the Gorges du Chassezac.
  • Between Prévenchères and Pied-de-Borne, the river has formed a gorge worth seeing (fr: Gorges du Chassezac).
Panoramic picture of Chassezac

Web links

Commons : Chassezac  - 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 Chassezac at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 23, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.