Gourdon (Bouzanne)

Gourdon
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Water code	FR :  L4624000
location	France , Center-Val de Loire region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Bouzanne  → Creuse  → Vienne  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet 46 ° 30 ′ 18 ″  N , 1 ° 48 ′ 48 ″  E
Source height	approx.  341  m
muzzle	in the municipality of Jeu-les-Bois in the Bouzanne coordinates: 46 ° 40 ′ 3 ″  N , 1 ° 47 ′ 16 ″  E 46 ° 40 ′ 3 ″  N , 1 ° 47 ′ 16 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  153  m
Height difference	approx. 188 m
Bottom slope	approx. 7 ‰
length	approx. 27 km

The Gourdon is a river in France that runs in the Indre department in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the municipality of Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet , generally drains north-east to northwest and flows into the Bouzanne after about 27 kilometers in the municipality of Jeu-les-Bois as a right tributary .

Note: The above information on the source area comes from the French water database SANDRE . In contrast to the cartographic representations of geoportail.gouv.fr the source of the river at 46 ° 29 '39 "  N , 1 ° 49' 30"  O to find.

Attractions

• Varennes Monastery , the former Cistercian abbey in the municipality of Fougerolles, is located on the riverbank and is a monument historique .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Besse , parish of Saint-Denis-de-Jouhet
• Fougerolles
• Guéchaussiot , Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre commune
• Chantome , Tranzault Parish
• Lys-Saint-Georges
• Jeu-les-Bois

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Gourdon at SANDRE (French)
4. ↑ Varennes Monastery in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)