Fillet (Cher)
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Water code | FR : K6715000 | |
location | France , Center-Val de Loire region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Cher → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Dierre, 47 ° 20 ′ 46 ″ N , 0 ° 57 ′ 1 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 56 m | |
muzzle | on the municipal boundary of Saint-Avertin and Tours in the Cher Coordinates: 47 ° 22 ′ 26 " N , 0 ° 43 ′ 16" E 47 ° 22 ′ 26 " N , 0 ° 43 ′ 16" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 46 m | |
Height difference | approx. 10 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 0.5 ‰ | |
length | approx. 20 km | |
Big cities | Tours |
The Filet is a river in France that runs in the Indre-et-Loire department in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the municipality of Dierre , generally drains in a westerly direction through the greater area of Tours , flowing parallel to the Cher River on its right bank and finally flows around 20 kilometers in the city of Tours, on its border with Saint-Avertin , on the right Tributary in the Cher.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Dierre
- Saint-Martin-le-Beau
- Montlouis-sur-Loire
- La Ville-aux-Dames
- Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Saint-Avertin
- Tours
Transport links
Due to its proximity to the Greater Tours area, the river has numerous transport links:
- Aerodrome Aérodrome d'Amboise Dierre
- The Vierzon – Saint-Pierre-des-Corps railway runs parallel to the river
- LGV Atlantique railway line crosses the river
- Estuary of the river near the bridge of the A10 motorway over the Cher
Attractions
The river passes in the estuary
- the football stadium of Tours Stade de la Vallee du Cher and
- the Parc des Expositions de Rochepinard .