Fier (river)
















Fier

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The Fier

Country
France
Physical characteristics
Main source
Manigod
1,800 m (5,900 ft)
45°48′45″N 06°25′03″E / 45.81250°N 6.41750°E / 45.81250; 6.41750
River mouth
Rhone
255 m (837 ft)
45°56′21″N 05°49′55″E / 45.93917°N 5.83194°E / 45.93917; 5.83194Coordinates: 45°56′21″N 05°49′55″E / 45.93917°N 5.83194°E / 45.93917; 5.83194
Length
71.9 km (44.7 mi)
Discharge


  • Average rate:
    41.2 m3/s (1,450 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Progression
Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea
Basin size
1,380 km2 (530 sq mi)

The Fier (French: le Fier) is a 71.9 km (44.7 mi) long river in the Haute-Savoie and Savoie départements, southeastern France. Its source is at Manigod, in the Aravis Range. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Rhone into which it flows at Seyssel.


The Chéran is among its tributaries.



Départements and communes along its course


This list is ordered from source to mouth:


  • Haute-Savoie: Manigod, Les Clefs, Thônes, La Balme-de-Thuy, Alex, Dingy-Saint-Clair, Annecy-le-Vieux, Nâves-Parmelan, Villaz, Argonay, Pringy, Metz-Tessy, Meythet, Annecy, Cran-Gevrier, Poisy, Chavanod, Lovagny, Étercy, Vaulx, Hauteville-sur-Fier, Sales, Vallières, Rumilly, Moye, Lornay, Val-de-Fier,

  • Savoie: Motz

  • Haute-Savoie: Seyssel


Notes


  • This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 2nd 2009.


References




  • http://www.geoportail.fr

  • The Fier at the Sandre database








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