Mussy (river)
| Mussy | ||
 Railway viaduct over the river valley at Mussy-sous-Dun |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : K1054000 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Sornin → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Propières 46 ° 10 ′ 38 ″ N , 4 ° 26 ′ 6 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 597 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf in the Sornin Coordinates: 46 ° 13 ′ 24 ″ N , 4 ° 15 ′ 27 ″ E 46 ° 13 ′ 24 ″ N , 4 ° 15 ′ 27 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 292 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 305 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 15 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 20 km | |
The Mussy is a river in France that runs through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. It rises under the name Oiselière in the southern municipality of Propières , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Sornin as a left tributary after around 20 kilometers in the municipality of Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf . On its way the Mussy runs in its upper reaches in the Département Rhône , then crosses the Département Loire for about three kilometers and finally reaches the Département Saône-et-Loire , where it remains until its mouth.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Azoles , municipality of Propières
- Azolets
- Millonard , commune of Saint-Germain-la-Montagne (Loire department)
- Anglure-sous-Dun
- Mussy-sous-dun
- Les Charnays , Chassigny-sous-Dun commune
- Pompierre , commune of Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf