Sumène (Loire)

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Sumène
Estuary into the Loire (see water turbidity)

Estuary into the Loire (see water turbidity)

Data
Water code FR :  K0274000
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Queyrières
45 ° 3 ′ 50 ″  N , 4 ° 7 ′ 10 ″  E
Source height approx.  1186  m
muzzle in the municipality of Chaspinhac in the Loire coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′ 56 "  N , 3 ° 54 ′ 48"  E 45 ° 4 ′ 56 "  N , 3 ° 54 ′ 48"  E
Mouth height approx.  582  m
Height difference approx. 604 m
Bottom slope approx. 24 ‰
length 25 km
Catchment area 81 km²

The Sumène is a river in France that runs in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Massif du Meygal , in the municipality of Queyrières , generally drains in a westerly direction and flows after 25 kilometers at the hamlet of Peyredeyre , in the municipality of Chaspinhac , around five kilometers northeast of Le Puy-en-Velay , as a right tributary into the upper reaches of the Loire .

Places on the river

Attractions

  • Prehistoric caves of Peylenc and Eynac in the municipality of Saint-Pierre-Eynac
  • Medieval bridge Pont de Sumène from 1359 in Blavozy

Web links

Commons : Sumène  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Sumène from SANDRE (French), accessed on February 28, 2012, rounded to the nearest kilometer.