Furan (river)

Furan
Gouffre d'Enfer reservoir
Data
Water code	FR :  K0614000
location	France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Le Bessat 45 ° 21 ′ 33 ″  N , 4 ° 31 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height	approx.  1180  m
muzzle	at Andrézieux-Bouthéon in the Loire coordinates: 45 ° 31 '30 "  N , 4 ° 14' 59"  E 45 ° 31 '30 "  N , 4 ° 14' 59"  E
Mouth height	approx.  360  m
Height difference	approx. 820 m
Bottom slope	approx. 21 ‰
length	39 km
Catchment area	180 km²
Right tributaries	Onzon
Reservoirs flowed through	Barrage du Pas-de-Riot, Barrage du Gouffre d'Enfer
Big cities	Saint-Etienne

The Furan (or Furens ) is a river in France that runs in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Pilat Regional Nature Park in the municipality of Le Bessat , generally drains in a north-westerly direction, crosses the urban area of Saint-Étienne and, after 39 kilometers, flows into the Loire as a right tributary at Andrézieux-Bouthéon .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Le Bessat
• Tarentaise
• Planfoy
• Rochetaillée
• Saint-Etienne
• La Fouillouse
• Andrézieux-Bouthéon

Web links

Commons : Furan (Loire)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the furan at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.