Lignon du Forez

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Lignon du Forez
Lignon de Chalmazel
Bridge over the Lignon du Forez in Boën-sur-Lignon

Bridge over the Lignon du Forez in Boën-sur-Lignon

Data
Water code FRK07-0320
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Jeansagnière
45 ° 43 ′ 2 ″  N , 3 ° 46 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height approx.  1290  m
muzzle in the municipal area of Feurs in the Loire Coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′ 33 "  N , 4 ° 11 ′ 39"  E 45 ° 45 ′ 33 "  N , 4 ° 11 ′ 39"  E
Mouth height approx.  320  m
Height difference approx. 970 m
Bottom slope approx. 16 ‰
length 59 km
Left tributaries Anzon
Right tributaries Vicezy

The Lignon du Forez (also: Lignon de Chalmazel ) is a river in France that runs in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipal area of Jeansagnère , generally drains eastwards, through the historic province of Forez and flows 59 kilometers into the municipality of Feurs as a left tributary into the Loire .

Not to be confused with the Lignon du Velay river , which also flows into the Loire at Saint-Maurice-de-Lognon .

Places on the river

Remarks

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