Veude (Vienne)
Veude | ||
The river at Rivière |
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Water code | FR : L71-0300 | |
location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Center-Val de Loire regions | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Vienne → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Thuré 46 ° 50 ′ 22 ″ N , 0 ° 25 ′ 25 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 150 m | |
muzzle | at Rivière in the Vienne coordinates: 47 ° 8 ′ 42 " N , 0 ° 17 ′ 24" E 47 ° 8 ′ 42 " N , 0 ° 17 ′ 24" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 30 m | |
Height difference | approx. 120 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 2.9 ‰ | |
length | 42 km | |
Catchment area | 439 km² | |
Left tributaries | Mable |
The Veude is a tributary of the Vienne that runs through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Center-Val de Loire regions of France .
In the same canton of Chinon as them, a noticeably smaller Veude flows into the Indre .
course
It rises in the municipality of Thuré , generally drains north to northwest, reaches the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park and flows 42 kilometers from the left into the Vienne at Rivière . On its way, the Veude crosses the Vienne and Indre-et-Loire departments .
Places on the river
Attractions
- City of Richelieu : Walled city built in the 17th century by order of Cardinal Richelieu with a rectangular, completely symmetrical floor plan
- Champigny Castle in Champigny-sur-Veude