Veyle

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Veyle
The Veyle in Pont-de-Veyle

The Veyle in Pont-de-Veyle

Data
Water code FR :  U42-0400
location France , Ain department
River system Rhône
Drain over Saône  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
origin Étang Magnenet, in the parish of Chalamont
46 ° 0 ′ 17 ″  N , 5 ° 12 ′ 53 ″  E
Source height approx.  310  m
muzzle opposite Mâcon in the Saône Coordinates: 46 ° 17 ′ 39 "  N , 4 ° 50 ′ 16"  E 46 ° 17 ′ 39 "  N , 4 ° 50 ′ 16"  E
Mouth height approx.  170  m
Height difference approx. 140 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.1 ‰
length 67 km
Left tributaries Irance , Renon
Small towns Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg

The Veyle is a French river in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It has its origins in Lake Étang Magnenet , east of the town of Chalamont , drains generally in a north-westerly direction, flows just west of the town of Bourg-en-Bresse and flows into the Saône after 67 kilometers, opposite Mâcon , as a left tributary .

In the lower reaches, the river divides into an arm that runs further south, which is known as the Petite Veyle . After about 4 kilometers it joins the main river again at Saint-Jean-sur-Veyle , only to separate again after a few hundred meters. The current arm of the river is also called Petite Veyle and flows independently into the Saône after about 8 kilometers. The estuary is about 1.5 kilometers south of the mouth of the main river Veyle.

Places on the river

See also

Web links

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

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Veyle at SANDRE (French), accessed on June 21, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.