Lignon du Velay

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Lignon du Velay
Lignon in Tence (Haute-Loire)

Lignon in Tence (Haute-Loire)

Data
Water code FR :  K04-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Chaudeyrolles and Saint-Front,
44 ° 55 ′ 5 ″  N , 4 ° 10 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height approx.  1530  m
muzzle near Pont de Lignon , in the municipality of Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon in the Loire Coordinates: 45 ° 15 ′ 31 ″  N , 4 ° 8 ′ 42 ″  E 45 ° 15 ′ 31 ″  N , 4 ° 8 ′ 42 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  460  m
Height difference approx. 1070 m
Bottom slope approx. 13 ‰
length 85 km
Right tributaries Dunières
Reservoirs flowed through Barrage de Lavalette

The Lignon du Velay is a river in France that runs in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises to the northwest of Mont Mézenc , on the municipal boundary of Chaudeyrolles and Saint-Front . The Lignon de Velay generally drains north, crosses the Velay landscape and, after 85 kilometers , flows into the Loire as a right tributary at Pont de Lignon , in the municipality of Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon .

Not to be confused with the Lignon du Forez river of the same name , which also flows into the Loire near Feurs ! For other meanings of the same name, see Lignon (disambiguation).

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 about the Lignon at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 26, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.