Lignon du Forez
Lignon du Forez | |
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Lignon du Forez | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source |
Chalmazel 1,490 m (4,890 ft) 45°39′56″N 03°47′58″E / 45.66556°N 3.79944°E |
River mouth |
Loire 320 m (1,050 ft) 45°45′29″N 04°11′40″E / 45.75806°N 4.19444°ECoordinates: 45°45′29″N 04°11′40″E / 45.75806°N 4.19444°E |
Length | 58.9 km (36.6 mi) |
Discharge |
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Basin features | |
Progression | Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
Basin size | 664 km2 (256 sq mi) |
The Lignon du Forez (French: le Lignon du Forez, also called le Lignon de Chalmazel) is a 58.9 km (36.6 mi) long river in the Loire department, east-central France.[1] Its source is near Chalmazel. It flows generally east. It is a left tributary of the Loire into which it flows near Feurs.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
Chalmazel, Jeansagnière, Sauvain, Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau, Saint-Georges-en-Couzan, Sail-sous-Couzan, Saint-Sixte, Leigneux, Boën, Trelins, Marcoux, Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse, Montverdun, Saint-Étienne-le-Molard, Poncins, Cleppé, Feurs
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 11th 2009.
References
- "Le portail des territoires et des citoyens - Géoportail". geoportail.fr. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
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