Guignon (river)

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Guignon
Harbor basin on the Canal de Nivernais in Panneçot

Harbor basin on the Canal de Nivernais in Panneçot

Data
Water code FR :  K1727600
location France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
River system Loire
Drain over Aron  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Sant-Léger-du-Fougeret
46 ° 59 ′ 14 ″  N , 3 ° 56 ′ 39 ″  E
Source height approx.  580  m
muzzle near Panneçot , in the municipality of Limanton , in the Aron coordinates: 46 ° 57 ′ 13 ″  N , 3 ° 44 ′ 50 ″  E 46 ° 57 ′ 13 ″  N , 3 ° 44 ′ 50 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  200  m
Height difference approx. 380 m
Bottom slope approx. 15 ‰
length 26 km
Right tributaries Garat
Reservoirs flowed through Etang d'Escame

The Guignon is a river in France that runs in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . Its source is in the Forêt de la Gravelle , in the Morvan Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Sant-Léger-de-Fougeret . The river initially drains in a north-westerly direction, then swings to the south-west and flows after 26 kilometers at Panneçot , in the municipality of Limanton , as a left tributary into the Aron and the parallel Canal du Nivernais .

Places on the river

Attractions

  • Castle of Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret (16th / 17th century)
  • in Moulins-Engilbert ( Monuments Historique ):
    • The ruins of Moulins-Engilbert Castle (13th / 14th century)
    • Saint Jean-Baptiste Church (14th-16th centuries)
    • A church from the 15th / 16th centuries century
    • The Prieuré de Commagny (12th century)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Guignon at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 26, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.