Mable
| Mable | ||
 The water supply in the Richelieu Castle Park |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : L7114000 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Center-Val de Loire regions | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Veude → Vienne → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Orches 46 ° 52 '30 " N , 0 ° 20' 0" O |
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| Source height | approx. 143 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Champigny-sur-Veude in the Veude coordinates: 47 ° 3 ′ 32 ″ N , 0 ° 19 ′ 26 ″ E 47 ° 3 ′ 32 ″ N , 0 ° 19 ′ 26 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 42 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 101 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4 ‰ | |
| length | 25 km | |
The Mable is a river in France that runs through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Center-Val de Loire regions. It rises in the municipality of Orches , generally drains in a northerly direction, passes the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park in the lower reaches and flows into the Veude as a left tributary after 25 kilometers in the municipality of Champigny-sur- Veude . On its way, the Mable crosses the Vienne and Indre-et-Loire departments .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Attractions
The river crosses the city of Richelieu, which was built in the 17th century by order of Cardinal Richelieu and has a rectangular, absolutely symmetrical plan within the city walls. The Mable is used there to supply water to the parks and the city moat.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on July 4, 2015, rounded to full kilometers