Falleron (river)

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Falleron
Watermill in Saint-Etienne-de-Mer-Morte

Watermill in Saint-Etienne-de-Mer-Morte

Data
Water code FR :  N01-0300
location France , Pays de la Loire region
River system Falleron
source in the municipality of Falleron
46 ° 50 ′ 36 ″  N , 1 ° 40 ′ 47 ″  W
Source height approx.  65  m
muzzle southwest of Bourgneuf-en-Retz in the Atlantic Coordinates: 47 ° 1 ′ 46 ″  N , 1 ° 58 ′ 55 ″  W 47 ° 1 ′ 46 ″  N , 1 ° 58 ′ 55 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  0  m
Height difference approx. 65 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.3 ‰
length 52 km
Small towns Machecoul
Navigable in the mouth area

The Falleron is a coastal river in France that runs in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises in the municipality of Falleron of the same name , generally drains in a north-westerly direction, passes the Marais Breton marshland and flows into the Atlantic after 52 kilometers in the Pays de Retz , southwest of Bourgneuf-en-Retz . On his way he crosses the Vendée and Loire-Atlantique 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 Falleron at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.