Vallon de Font Taillade
| Vallon de Font Taillade | ||
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| Water code | FR : Y5010500 | |
| location | France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region | |
| River system | Argens | |
| Drain over | Argens → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of Esparron, 43 ° 34 ′ 35 ″ N , 5 ° 51 ′ 36 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 530 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Brue-Auriac in the Argens Coordinates: 43 ° 31 ′ 35 ″ N , 5 ° 58 ′ 51 ″ E, 43 ° 31 ′ 35 ″ N , 5 ° 58 ′ 51 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 204 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 326 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 21 km | |
The Vallon de Font Taillade is a river in France that runs in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the eastern municipality of Esparron , drains in the upper reaches generally in a south-westerly direction through the eastern foothills of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire , a karst hilly landscape with little settlement. It then reaches the valley to the northeast of the source of the Argens river , characterized by vineyards , where it turns abruptly to the northwest and west and finally flows into the Argens as a left tributary after a total of around 21 kilometers in the eastern municipality of Brue-Auriac .
Valley locations
The course of the river is mainly named after its small valley locations. These are in the direction of flow:
- Vallon de Gayon
- Vallon de Vaoux
- Vallon des Derrots
- Vallon de la Bourguignonne