Hyrôme

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Hyrôme
The river at Chanzeaux

The river at Chanzeaux

Data
Water code FR :  M5214000
location France , Pays de la Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Layon  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source at Saint-Georges-des-Gardes
47 ° 8 ′ 40 ″  N , 0 ° 45 ′ 57 ″  W
Source height approx.  173  m
muzzle below Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay in the Layon coordinates: 47 ° 18 ′ 49 "  N , 0 ° 36 ′ 47"  W 47 ° 18 ′ 49 "  N , 0 ° 36 ′ 47"  W
Mouth height approx.  17  m
Height difference approx. 156 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.8 ‰
length 27 km
Left tributaries Aubance

The Hyrôme is a river in France that runs in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises at Saint-Georges-des-Gardes , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and flows into the Layon as a left tributary after 27 kilometers below Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay . Another branch of the estuary already reaches about 200 meters above the river.

Attractions

The Pont-Barré at the mouth of the river

The confluence of the Hyrôme takes place at the historically interesting bridge Pont-Barré to Beaulieu-sur-Layon , where a battle took place during the Vendée uprising in the 18th century.

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Hyrôme at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 26, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ Article Bataille du Pont-Barré in French. Wikipedia