Nahon (river)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nahon
The river at Valençay

The river at Valençay

Data
Water code FR :  K65-0320
location France , Center-Val de Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Fouzon  → Cher  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Heugnes
47 ° 0 '48 "  N , 1 ° 22' 27"  O
Source height approx.  175  m
muzzle in the municipality of Menetou-sur-Nahon in the Fouzon Coordinates: 47 ° 14 ′ 14 ″  N , 1 ° 37 ′ 49 ″  E 47 ° 14 ′ 14 ″  N , 1 ° 37 ′ 49 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  81  m
Height difference approx. 94 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.1 ‰
length approx. 44 km
Right tributaries Cephons

The Nahon is a river in France .

course

It rises in the municipality of Heugnes in Indre in the Region Center-Val de Loire , drained first east, then north-east and ends after about 44 kilometers in the municipality of Menetou-sur-Nahon as a left tributary to the Fouzon . Another branch of the estuary already reaches the estuary about two kilometers upstream.

Places on the river

Attractions

registered as Monument historique :

Web links

Commons : Nahon  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Castle of Valençay  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Valençay train station  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Nahon at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 26, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.