Somme (Loire)
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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 |
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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 |
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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 .