Mars (river)

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Mars
The river at Le Vaulmier

The river at Le Vaulmier

Data
Water code FR :  P0880500
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Dordogne
Drain over Sumène  → Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Le Falgoux
45 ° 6 '27 "  N , 2 ° 40' 13"  O
Source height approx.  1494  m
muzzle near Vendes in the municipality of Bassignac in the Sumène coordinates: 45 ° 17 ′ 52 ″  N , 2 ° 23 ′ 19 ″  E 45 ° 17 ′ 52 ″  N , 2 ° 23 ′ 19 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  370  m
Height difference approx. 1124 m
Bottom slope approx. 27 ‰
length 41 km
Catchment area approx. 117 km²

The Mars is a river in France that runs in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the mountain area of Monts du Cantal on the northwest flank of the Puy Mary (1783 m) in the so-called Cirque du Falgoux . The river generally drains in a north-westerly direction through a sparsely populated area and crosses the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park in its upper reaches . After a total of 41 kilometers, it finally flows into the Sumène as a left tributary at Vendes , on the municipal boundary of Méallet and Bassignac .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Attractions

  • Château de Chanterelle, 15th century castle on the river near Saint-Vincent de Salers - Monument historique

Web links

Commons : Mars (river)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on December 2, 2016, rounded to full kilometers
  4. ↑ Château de Chanterelle in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)