Sioule
| Sioule | ||
 Meander of the Sioule at Queuille |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : K3-0200 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Allier → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the Monts Dore , in the parish of Vernines, 45 ° 39 ′ 15 ″ N , 2 ° 52 ′ 6 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1090 m | |
| muzzle | south of Monétay-sur-Allier in the Allier coordinates: 46 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 19 ′ 11 ″ E 46 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 19 ′ 11 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 222 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 868 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.3 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 164 km | |
| Left tributaries | Sioulet , Miouze , Douzenan , Veauce , Bouble | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Retenue of the Fades Besserves | |
| Small towns | Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | |
 Sioule Gorge near Chouvigny |
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The Sioule is a river in France . It rises on the north side of the Monts Dore , in the municipality of Vernines in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park and flows into the Allier as a left tributary after 164 kilometers south of Monétay-sur- Allier . On its way, it crosses the Puy-de-Dôme and Allier departments .
Places on the river
- Pontgibaud
- Les Ancizes-Comps
- Châteauneuf-les-Bains
- Ébreuil
- Chouvigny
- Saint-Germain-de-Salles
- Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
Attractions
Viaduc des Fades , the highest railway viaduct in France at 132.5 m spans the Sioule valley.
Web links
Commons : Sioule - collection of images, videos and audio files
