Sarsonne

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Sarsonne
Data
Water code FR :  P0740500
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Dordogne
Drain over Diège  → Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Martial-le-Vieux
45 ° 41 ′ 25 ″  N , 2 ° 18 ′ 8 ″  E
Source height approx.  765  m
muzzle in the municipality of Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches in the Diège coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′ 41 ″  N , 2 ° 19 ′ 30 ″  E 45 ° 30 ′ 41 ″  N , 2 ° 19 ′ 30 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  585  m
Height difference approx. 180 m
Bottom slope approx. 6.7 ‰
length 27 km
Catchment area 111 km²
Small towns Ussel

The Sarsonne is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the municipality of Saint-Martial-le-Vieux , in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park , generally drains in a southerly direction and flows into the Diège after 27 kilometers in the municipality of Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches as a left tributary . In its lower reaches it crosses the city of Ussel and to the southeast of it passes under the A89 motorway . On its way, the Sarsonne touches the Creuse and Corrèze departments .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Sarsonne from SANDRE (French), accessed on October 7, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.