Douzenan

Douzenan
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Water code	FR :  K3387000
location	France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Sioule  → Allier  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Cressanges 46 ° 26 '38 "  N , 3 ° 9' 15"  O
Source height	approx.  430  m
muzzle	on the municipal boundary of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule and Contigny in the Sioule coordinates: 46 ° 20 ′ 11 ″  N , 3 ° 18 ′ 6 ″  E, 46 ° 20 ′ 11 ″  N , 3 ° 18 ′ 6 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  225  m
Height difference	approx. 205 m
Bottom slope	approx. 9.3 ‰
length	approx. 22 km

The Douzenan is a river in France that runs in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Cressanges , generally drains in a south-easterly direction and flows into the Sioule as a left tributary after around 22 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule and Contigny .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Cressanges
• Treban
• Les Aix , Meillard municipality
• Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais
• La Racherie , Contigny municipality

Attractions

• Château des Aix , castle on the river in the municipality of Meillard, with parts from the 14th century - Monument historique

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Douzenan at SANDRE (French)
4. ↑ Château des Aix in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)