Sauves
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Sauves Prepson or Prépson |
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| Water code | FR : L8514000 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Dive → Thouet → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Amberre, 46 ° 46 ′ 6 ″ N , 0 ° 8 ′ 20 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 95 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Moncontour in the dive coordinates: 46 ° 52 ′ 21 ″ N , 0 ° 0 ′ 12 ″ W 46 ° 52 ′ 21 ″ N , 0 ° 0 ′ 12 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 60 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 35 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.5 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 23 km | |
The Sauves (also called Prepson ) is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the western municipality of Amberre , generally drains to the northwest and flows into the Dive as a right tributary after around 23 kilometers in the municipality of Moncontour . The Sauves mainly crosses the Vienne department on its way , but also touches the neighboring Deux-Sèvres department in the area of the municipality of Marnes .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Chouppes
- Saint-Jean-de-Sauves
- Lion , Marnes Parish
- Messais , municipality of Moncontour