Rance (Célé)

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Rance
The river valley near Maurs

The river valley near Maurs

Data
Water code FRO82-0400
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Garonne
Drain over Célé  → Lot  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Marcolès and Sansac-Veinazès
44 ° 45 ′ 36 ″  N , 2 ° 24 ′ 13 ″  E
Source height approx.  774  m
muzzle in the municipality of Maurs in the Célé coordinates: 44 ° 40 ′ 50 ″  N , 2 ° 11 ′ 25 ″  E 44 ° 40 ′ 50 ″  N , 2 ° 11 ′ 25 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  237  m
Height difference approx. 537 m
Bottom slope approx. 15 ‰
length 36 km

The Rance is a river in France that runs in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises on the municipal boundary of Marcolès and Sansac-Veinazès , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and after 36 kilometers flows into the Célé as a right tributary in the municipality of Maurs .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Attractions

  • Trou du Diable waterfall
  • Château d'Entraygues

Individual evidence

  1. Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Rance at SANDRE (French), accessed on December 2, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.