Gourbe

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Gourbe
The river in Méhoudin

The river in Méhoudin

Data
Water code FR :  M3034000
location France , Normandy region
River system Loire
Drain over Mayenne  → Maine  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Joué-du-Bois and La Motte-Fouquet
48 ° 34 ′ 17 ″  N , 0 ° 14 ′ 41 ″  W
Source height approx.  298  m
muzzle in the municipality of Méhoudin in the Mayenne coordinates: 48 ° 30 ′ 14 ″  N , 0 ° 23 ′ 33 ″  W 48 ° 30 ′ 14 ″  N , 0 ° 23 ′ 33 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  123  m
Height difference approx. 175 m
Bottom slope approx. 7.3 ‰
length 24 km
Catchment area 138 km²
Left tributaries Saint Ursin
Right tributaries Moor

The Gourbe is a river in France that runs in the Orne department in the Normandy region . It rises on the municipal boundary of Joué-du-Bois and La Motte-Fouquet in the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park and generally drains in a south-westerly direction. After 24 kilometers, the river flows into the Mayenne as a right tributary in the municipality of Méhoudin .

Places on the river

Attractions

  • Château de La Motte , 17th century castle on the riverside, in the municipality of La Motte-Fouquet, Monument historique
  • Gorges de Villiers , gorge near Villiers

Web links

Commons : Gourbe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b c Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( Notes ), accessed on May 21, 2018, rounded to full kilometers.
  4. ↑ Entry no. PA00110872 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)