Payroux (Clain)
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Water code | FR : L2014000 | |
location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Clain → Vienne → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | on the municipal boundary of Pressac and Pleuville 46 ° 5 '13 " N , 0 ° 32' 23" O |
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Source height | approx. 175 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Payroux in the Clain coordinates: 46 ° 13 ′ 11 ″ N , 0 ° 29 ′ 16 ″ E 46 ° 13 ′ 11 ″ N , 0 ° 29 ′ 16 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 128 m | |
Height difference | approx. 47 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 2.4 ‰ | |
length | approx. 20 km | |
Left tributaries | Maury | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Etang de Combourg |
The Payroux is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises under the name Torigné near the hamlet of La Courade on the municipal boundary of Pressac and Pleuville , initially drains along the border between the departments of Vienne and Charente , then runs generally in a north-westerly direction through the department of Vienne and flows into it after around 20 kilometers as a left tributary the Clain .
Places on the river
- La Courade , Parish of Pleuville
- La Motte , Pressac municipality
- Mauprévoir
- Payroux