Rance (camouflage)

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Rance
The rance at Combret

The rance at Combret

Data
Water code FR :  O37-0400
location France , Occitania region
River system Garonne
Drain over Tarn  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the parish of Murasson
43 ° 45 ′ 38 "  N , 2 ° 49 ′ 36"  E
Source height approx.  900  m
muzzle near Saint-Pierre , in the municipality of La Bastide-Solages , in the Tarn Coordinates: 43 ° 56 ′ 42 ″  N , 2 ° 29 ′ 59 ″  E, 43 ° 56 ′ 42 ″  N , 2 ° 29 ′ 59 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  210  m
Height difference approx. 690 m
Bottom slope approx. 11 ‰
length approx. 63 km
Left tributaries Liamou , Toudoure
Right tributaries Gos , mousse

The Rance is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . Its headwaters are in the French Massif Central , in the Lacaune Mountains , which are located in the southern part of the Causses . It rises in the municipality of Murasson , generally drains north-west through the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park and flows into the Tarn after around 63 kilometers at Saint-Pierre , in the municipality of La Bastide-Solages, as a left tributary . On its way, the Rance touches the Aveyron and Tarn departments .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  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 Rance from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 29, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.