Faye (Dore)

Faye
La Chambonie in the headwaters of the river
Data
Water code	FR :  K2884000
location	France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Dore  → Allier  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	on the municipal boundary of La Chambonie and Le Brugeron 45 ° 43 ′ 41 ″  N , 3 ° 46 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height	approx.  1200  m
muzzle	at the municipal boundary of Augerolles and Olliergues in the Dore coordinates: 45 ° 42 ′ 2 ″  N , 3 ° 35 ′ 34 ″  E 45 ° 42 ′ 2 ″  N , 3 ° 35 ′ 34 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  380  m
Height difference	approx. 820 m
Bottom slope	approx. 33 ‰
length	25 km
Catchment area	74 km²

The Faye is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . Its source is in the Monts du Forez , on the municipal boundary of La Chambonie and Le Brugeron , which is also the border between the Loire and Puy-de-Dôme departments . The Faye generally drains with two large north loops in a westerly direction through the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park and, after a total of 25 kilometers, flows into the Dore as a right tributary at the municipal boundary of Augerolles and Olliergues .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• La Chambonie
• Le Grun Batailler , municipality of Le Brugeron
• Montnebout , municipality of Augerolles

Attractions

• Château de la Faye , ruined castle from the 14th century, high above the river, in the municipality of Olmet - Monument historique

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ ^{a b c} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Faye at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 13, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.
4. ↑ Château de la Faye in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)