Somme (Loire)

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Somme
Data
Water code FR :  K16-0300
location France , regions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Issy-l'Évêque
46 ° 42 ′ 44 ″  N , 4 ° 1 ′ 44 ″  E
Source height approx.  410  m
muzzle in the municipality of Saint-Martin-des-Lais in the Loire Coordinates: 46 ° 39 ′ 25 ″  N , 3 ° 41 ′ 48 ″  E 46 ° 39 ′ 25 ″  N , 3 ° 41 ′ 48 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  200  m
Height difference approx. 210 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.6 ‰
length 46 km
Small towns Bourbon Lancy

The Somme is a river in France that runs through the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. It rises in the municipality of Issy-l'Évêque , initially drains north-west to north, then turns to south-west, in the lower reaches again to north-west, after 46 kilometers in the municipality of Saint-Martin-des Lais, it flows into the Loire as a right tributary . On its way, the Somme touches the Saône-et-Loire and Allier departments .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Somme from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 27, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.