Suran

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Suran
Stepping stone bridge in Simandre-sur-Suran

Stepping stone bridge in Simandre-sur-Suran

Data
Water code FR :  V28-0400
location France , regions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
River system Rhône
Drain over Ain  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Loisia
46 ° 29 ′ 21 ″  N , 5 ° 27 ′ 45 ″  E
Source height approx.  380  m
muzzle in the municipality of Varambon in the Ain coordinates: 46 ° 2 ′ 36 ″  N , 5 ° 19 ′ 7 ″  E 46 ° 2 ′ 36 ″  N , 5 ° 19 ′ 7 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  230  m
Height difference approx. 150 m
Bottom slope approx. 2 ‰
length 74 km

The Suran is a river in France that runs through the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. It rises in the municipality of Loisia , generally drains in a southerly direction and flows into the Ain after 74 kilometers in the municipality of Varambon as a right tributary . On his way he crosses the Jura and Ain departments .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Suran from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 10, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.