Petite Sauldre

Petite Sauldre
The Petite Sauldre in Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
Data
Water code	FR :  K63-0300
location	France , Center-Val de Loire region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Sauldre  → Cher  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	Département Cher , in the municipality of Parassy 47 ° 14 ′ 35 ″  N , 2 ° 31 ′ 44 ″  E
Source height	approx.  240  m
muzzle	north-east of Salbris in the Sauldre Coordinates: 47 ° 26 '58 "  N , 2 ° 4' 52"  E 47 ° 26 '58 "  N , 2 ° 4' 52"  E
Mouth height	approx.  100  m
Height difference	approx. 140 m
Bottom slope	approx. 2.2 ‰
length	63 km
Right tributaries	Vernon

The Petite Sauldre is a river in France , in the Center-Val de Loire region . Its source is in the Parassy municipality , about 240 meters above sea level. The river first drains to the northwest, then turns to the west and flows after 63 kilometers northeast of Salbris as a left tributary into the Grande Sauldre , which changes its name to Sauldre from here . On its way, the Petite Sauldre crosses the Cher and Loir-et-Cher departments .

Places on the river

• La Chapelle-d'Angillon
• Ennordres
• Ménétréol-sur-Sauldre
• Souesmes

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Petite Sauldre at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 27, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.