Source Bleue (Touzac)

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Source Bleue
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The Source Bleue
location
Country or region Lot department , Occitania region ( France )
Coordinates 44 ° 29 '23 "  N , 1 ° 3' 9"  E
geology
Source type Karst spring
Exit type Source pot
Hydrology
River system Garonne
Receiving waters LotGaronneAtlantic Ocean

Coordinates: 44 ° 29 '23 "  N , 1 ° 3' 9"  E

The Source Bleue (dt. "Blaue Quelle") is a karst spring south of Touzac in the Lot in the region Occitania in France .

description

The Source Bleue is located on Départementstrasse  65 on the left bank of the Lot River, about 800 m south of the town of Touzac. In the Middle Ages the name of the spring was "Fontaine de Cach". In 1464 a mill was built there. Today there is a hotel at Source Bleue.

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