Cisse
Cisse | ||
The Cisse in Limeray |
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Water code | FR : K4--0150 | |
location | France , Center-Val de Loire region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Rhodon 47 ° 45 ′ 4 ″ N , 1 ° 15 ′ 57 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 120 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Vouvray in the Loire Coordinates: 47 ° 24 ′ 38 ″ N , 0 ° 46 ′ 57 ″ E 47 ° 24 ′ 38 ″ N , 0 ° 46 ′ 57 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 50 m | |
Height difference | approx. 70 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 0.8 ‰ | |
length | 88 km | |
Left tributaries | Sixtre | |
Right tributaries | Cisse Landaise , Fontaine, Cissereau, Ramberge , Brenne |
The Cisse is a river in France that runs in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the municipality of Rhodon , initially drains in a southerly direction and reaches the Loire valley in Chouzy-sur-Cisse . There a tributary of the Cisse flows into the Loire, but the main river swings to the west, runs parallel to the Loire and, after a total of 88 kilometers , flows into the Loire as a right tributary in the municipality of Vouvray , just east of Tours . The Cisse crosses the Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire departments on its way .
Places on the river
- Rhodon
- Averdon
- Saint-Lubin-en-Vergonnois
- Orchaise
- Molineuf
- Chambon-sur-Cisse
- Chouzy-sur-Cisse
- Onzain
- Cangey
- Limeray
- Pocé-sur-Cisse
- Nazelles-Negroon
- Noizay
- Vernou-sur-Brenne
- Vouvray
Attractions
Parts of the valley are registered as a Natura 2000 protected area under the number FR2400562.
Web links
Commons : Cisse - collection of images, videos and audio files