Lens (salad)

Lens
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Water code	FR :  O05-0430
location	France , Occitania region
River system	Garonne
Drain over	Salad  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Lasserre 43 ° 4 ′ 14 ″  N , 1 ° 10 ′ 1 ″  E
Source height	approx.  538  m
muzzle	in the municipality of Cassagne in the Salat Coordinates: 43 ° 8 ′ 15 ″  N , 0 ° 58 ′ 45 ″  E 43 ° 8 ′ 15 ″  N , 0 ° 58 ′ 45 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  271  m
Height difference	approx. 267 m
Bottom slope	approx. 10 ‰
length	approx. 26 km

The Lens is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the local area of Lasserre , generally drains north-west through the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park and flows into the Salat as a right tributary after around 26 kilometers in the municipality of Cassagne . The Lens crosses the Ariège and Haute-Garonne departments on its way .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Lasserre
• Tourtouse
• Cassagne

Attractions

• Pont de Carraou , stone bridge over the river near Cassagne, built in 1773, Monument historique

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Lens at SANDRE (French)
4. ↑ Pont de Carraou in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)