Chapeauroux

Chapeauroux
Origin	Estables 44°39′51″N 03°32′34″E / 44.66417°N 3.54278°E / 44.66417; 3.54278
Mouth	Allier 44°50′23″N 03°44′07″E / 44.83972°N 3.73528°E / 44.83972; 3.73528Coordinates: 44°50′23″N 03°44′07″E / 44.83972°N 3.73528°E / 44.83972; 3.73528
Basin countries	France
Length	56.1 km (34.9 mi)
Source elevation	1,460 m (4,790 ft)
Mouth elevation	740 m (2,430 ft)
Avg. discharge	3.36 m3/s (119 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	387 km2 (149 sq mi)

The Chapeauroux (French: le Chapeauroux) is a 56.1 km (34.9 mi) long river in the Lozère and Haute-Loire départements, south-central France. Its source is near Estables, in the Margeride. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of the Allier into which it flows between Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux and Saint-Christophe-d'Allier.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Lozère: Estables, Arzenc-de-Randon, Châteauneuf-de-Randon, Pierrefiche, Saint-Jean-la-Fouillouse, Chastanier, Auroux, Grandrieu, Laval-Atger, Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux
• Haute-Loire: Saint-Christophe-d'Allier

Notes

• This article is based on the fr:Chapeauroux from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 23rd 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Chapeauroux at the Sandre database