Roizonne

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Roizonne
Roizonne Viaduct

Roizonne Viaduct

Data
Water code FRW2330520
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Bonne  → Drac  → Isère  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Lavaldens
44 ° 59 '29 "  N , 5 ° 56' 47"  O
Source height approx.  2009  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Nantes-en-Ratier and Siévoz in the Bonne coordinates: 44 ° 54 ′ 11 "  N , 5 ° 49 ′ 14"  E, 44 ° 54 ′ 11 "  N , 5 ° 49 ′ 14"  E
Mouth height approx.  581  m
Height difference approx. 1428 m
Bottom slope approx. 65 ‰
length approx. 22 km

The Roizonne is a mountain river in France that runs in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises under the name Ruisseau de Vaunoire in the municipality of Lavaldens . Its source is on the northeast flank of the Grand Armet summit (2792 m). It drains through a high valley in the Taillefer massif in an S-curve generally in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Bonne as a right tributary after around 22 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Nantes-en-Ratier and Siévoz .

Places on the river

Attractions

  • Roizonne Viaduct: 260 m long arched bridge over the river, built 1913–1928 as a railway bridge for the Chemin de fer de La Mure railway line , now in use as a road bridge for the D26 departmental road.

Web links

Commons : Viaduc de la Roizonne  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. Roizonne at SANDRE (French)