Sologne (river)
Sologne | ||
The river in Ainay-le-Château |
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Water code | FR : K5424000 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire regions | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Marmande → Cher → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Le Vilhain 46 ° 34 ′ 58 ″ N , 2 ° 45 ′ 48 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 352 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Charenton-du-Cher in the Marmande coordinates: 46 ° 44 ′ 9 " N , 2 ° 41 ′ 54" E 46 ° 44 ′ 9 " N , 2 ° 41 ′ 54" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 185 m | |
Height difference | approx. 167 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 6.7 ‰ | |
length | approx. 25 km | |
Flowing lakes | Étang du Rutin, Étang de Tronçais, Étang de Morat |
The Sologne is a river in France that runs through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire regions. It rises near the hamlet of Les Grands Morillons , in the north-western municipality of Le Vilhain , generally drains north-west through the Forêt Domaniale de Tronçais and after around 25 kilometers flows into the Marmande as a left tributary in the municipality of Charenton-du-Cher . On its way, the Sologne mainly crosses the Allier département and only reaches the Cher département just before its confluence .
Name of the river
The river changes its name several times in its course:
- Ruisseau de la Garenne in the upper reaches,
- Ruisseau de la Planche large in the middle part,
- Sologne in the lower reaches.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Le Petit Morillon , municipality of Le Vilhain
- Chanlive , Le Brethon parish
- La Garenne , municipality of Cérilly
- Le Rutin , municipality of Cérilly
- Les Mailleries , parish of Le Brethon
- Tronçais , municipality of Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais
- Sologne , municipality of Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais
- Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais
- Ainay-le-Château
- La Petite Forge , Charenton-du-Cher parish
Web links
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