Coise (river)

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Coise
View of the Loire Valley from La Chapelle-sur-Coise

View of the Loire Valley from La Chapelle-sur-Coise

Data
Water code FR :  K06-0330
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Romain-en-Jarez
45 ° 34 ′ 22 ″  N , 4 ° 30 ′ 44 ″  E
Source height approx.  838  m
muzzle at Montrond-les-Bains in the Loire Coordinates: 45 ° 38 ′ 29 "  N , 4 ° 13 ′ 40"  E 45 ° 38 ′ 29 "  N , 4 ° 13 ′ 40"  E
Mouth height approx.  340  m
Height difference approx. 498 m
Bottom slope approx. 10 ‰
length 50 km
Small towns Saint-Galmier

The Coise is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It has its source in the Monts du Lyonnais , in the municipality of Saint-Romain-en-Jarez . The Coise initially drains north-east, then turns west to south-west and reaches the Loire Valley at Saint-Galmier . From here it runs parallel to the Loire in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Loire as a right tributary after a total of 50 kilometers at Montrond-les-Bains . On its way, the Coise crosses the Rhône and Loire departments .

Places on the river

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 Coise from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.