Massane

Massane
La Massane near Argelès-sur-Mer
Data
location	France , Occitania region
River system	Massane
source	in the municipality of Argelès-sur-Mer, 42 ° 28 ′ 20 ″  N , 3 ° 0 ′ 25 ″  E
Source height	approx.  968  m
muzzle	at Argelès-sur-Mer in the Mediterranean Coordinates: 42 ° 32 ′ 36 "  N , 3 ° 3 ′ 15"  E 42 ° 32 ′ 36 "  N , 3 ° 3 ′ 15"  E
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	approx. 968 m
Bottom slope	approx. 44 ‰
length	22.1 km
Catchment area	approx. 57 km²
Communities	Sorède , Argelès-sur-Mer

The Massane is a coastal river in the south of France that is only about 22 km long and runs in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region .

course

The Massane rises at a height of 968 m above sea level. d. M. on the north side of the Albères massif , the easternmost foothills of the Pyrenees . It flows through the municipalities of Argelès-sur-Mer and Sorède and flows south of Argelès-Plage into the Mediterranean . The Port Argelès marina is located in its estuary .

Places on the river

• Lavail
• Argelès-sur-Mer

Hydrology

In summer the river often falls dry, but in autumn and winter floods are also possible after heavy rains. B. in November 1999, when the entire estuary was blocked by mud and debris.

Attractions

• The Tour de la Massane ( 42 ° 29 ′ 53 ″  N , 3 ° 1 ′ 33 ″  E ), a medieval watchtower from the 13th century when the area of ​​the County of Rosselló was part of the Kingdom of Mallorca , is worth seeing .
• In 1973 the 336 hectare nature reserve of the Réserve naturelle nationale de la forêt de la Massane was designated in the upper reaches of the river . It includes one of the oldest original forests in all of France.

Web links

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