Sun (river)
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| Water code | FR : L5534000 | |
| location | France , Center-Val de Loire region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Abloux → Anglin → Gartempe → Creuse → Vienne → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Bazaiges 46 ° 29 '35 " N , 1 ° 32' 1" O |
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| Source height | approx. 240 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Prissac in the Abloux coordinates: 46 ° 31 ′ 4 ″ N , 1 ° 15 ′ 37 ″ E 46 ° 31 ′ 4 ″ N , 1 ° 15 ′ 37 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 108 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 132 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.9 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 34 km | |
The sun is a river in France , who in the department of Indre in the region de Center-Val Loire runs. It rises in the municipal area of Bazaiges , crosses under the A20 motorway in the upper reaches and the parallel railway line in a north-westerly direction, later turns to the south-west and after around 34 kilometers flows into the Abloux as a right tributary in the Prissac municipality . On her way she crosses the regional nature park Brenne .
Alternatively, the Abloux is sometimes described as a tributary of the sun. The final confluence with the Anglin is only about one kilometer away!
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)