Sarthon

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Sarthon
The river at Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei

The river at Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei

Data
Water code FR :  M0064000
location France , Normandy region
River system Loire
Drain over Sarthe  → Maine  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Rouperroux and Saint-Ellier-les-Bois
48 ° 33 ′ 18 ″  N , 0 ° 6 ′ 27 ″  W
Source height approx.  320  m
muzzle at Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei in the Sarthe coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 56 ″  N , 0 ° 3 ′ 17 ″  W 48 ° 22 ′ 56 ″  N , 0 ° 3 ′ 17 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  115  m
Height difference approx. 205 m
Bottom slope approx. 8.2 ‰
length approx. 25 km (see notes)

The Sarthon is a river in France that runs in the Orne department in the Normandy region . It rises in the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park , on the municipal boundary of Rouperroux and Saint-Ellier-les-Bois , initially drains in a south-easterly direction, then turns south and, after around 25 kilometers, flows into the right tributary at Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei the Sarthe . In its lower reaches, the Sarthon forms the border with the neighboring Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Sarthon at SANDRE (French), accessed on December 8, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.