Cher (river)
| Cher | ||
,_le_Cher.JPG) The Cher in Villeneuve-sur-Cher |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : K --- 0090 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source |
Massif Central , in the municipality of Mérinchal 45 ° 55 ′ 17 ″ N , 2 ° 28 ′ 25 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 715 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Villandry in the Loire Coordinates: 47 ° 20 ′ 33 ″ N , 0 ° 28 ′ 50 ″ E 47 ° 20 ′ 33 ″ N , 0 ° 28 ′ 50 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 38 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 677 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.9 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 365 km | |
| Catchment area | 14,000 km² | |
| Drain at the Tours gauge |
MQ |
94 m³ / s |
| Big cities | Tours | |
| Medium-sized cities | Montluçon , Vierzon | |
| Small towns | Saint-Amand-Montrond , Saint-Florent-sur-Cher | |
| Navigable | between Saint-Aignan and Tours | |
 Sidearm of the Cher in Saint-Aignan |
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The Cher [ ʃɛr ] is a river in France that runs through the regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire . Its source is located in the municipality of Mérinchal , at about 715 meters above sea level. The river first drains north, then turns west and flows into the Loire as a left tributary after around 365 kilometers in the municipal area of Villandry , around 20 kilometers west of Tours , in the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park .
Crossed departments
Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region:
Center-Val de Loire region:
- Cher (named after the river)
- Loir-et-Cher (named after the river)
- Indre
- Indre-et-Loire
Tributaries
Left tributaries
- Tardes , 77 km
- Magicians , 27 km
- Queugne , 28 km
- Chadet , 17 km
- Loubière , 27 km
- Trian , 29 km
- Arnon , 151 km
- Prée , 16 km
- Fouzon , 59 km
- Modon , 26 km
- Chezelles , 17 km
Right tributaries
- Pampelouze , 18 km
- Mousson , 10 miles
- Boron , 22 km
- Tartasse , 21 km
- Lamaron , 19 km
- Aumance , 35 miles
- Marmande , 46 km
- Yèvre , 80 km
- Sauldre , 184 km
- Rennes , 21 km
- Fillet , 20 km
Places on the river
- Auzances
- Château-sur-Cher
- Montluçon
- Saint-Amand-Montrond
- Châteauneuf-sur-Cher
- Saint-Florent-sur-Cher
- Vierzon
- Villefranche-sur-Cher
- Chabris
- Selles-sur-Cher
- Noyers-sur-Cher
- Montrichard
- Bléré
- Tours
- Villandry
shipping
In the section between Saint-Aignan and Tours, the Cher is canalised, has locks and is therefore suitable for navigation. The sooner the southeast as a side channel further Canal de Berry is no longer in operation.
Attractions
Chenonceau Castle , one of the famous Loire castles, stretches across the Cher .
history
During the German occupation of France in World War II , the Cher was the demarcation line between the occupied and the unoccupied part of France.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Cher at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 16, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ a b hydro.eaufrance.fr (Station: K6710910 , option: Synthèse )
- ↑ La ligne de demarcation dans le Cher