Ours (castle)

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Ours
The Ours.

The Ours.

Data
Water code FRK3544000
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Castle  → Allier  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Noyant-d'Allier
46 ° 28 ′ 34 ″  N , 3 ° 5 ′ 26 ″  E
Source height approx.  435  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Agonges and Couzon in the castle coordinates: 46 ° 38 ′ 31 ″  N , 3 ° 9 ′ 8 ″  E 46 ° 38 ′ 31 ″  N , 3 ° 9 ′ 8 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  206  m
Height difference approx. 229 m
Bottom slope approx. 9.2 ‰
length 25 km
Catchment area 100 km²
Left tributaries Chamaron

The Ours (also: Lours ) is a river in France that runs in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises near the hamlet of Frenière-d'en-Haut , in the municipality of Noyant-d'Allier , generally drains north-east to north through the Bocage Bourbonnais landscape and, after 25 kilometers, flows into the castle as a right tributary at the municipal boundary of Agonges and Couzon .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  3. a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Ours at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 16, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.