Allier (river)
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Map of the Allier in France [1]
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| Native name | Alèir (Occitan) |
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| Progression | Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 421 km (262 mi) |
| Mouth elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
The Allier (UK /ˈælieɪ/ al-EE-ay,[1] US /ælˈjeɪ, ɑːlˈjeɪ/ A(H)L-yay,[2][3] French: [alje] (
listen); Occitan: Alèir) is a river in central France. It is a left tributary of the Loire. Its source is in the Massif Central, in the Lozère department, east of Mende. It flows generally north. It joins the Loire west of the city of Nevers. It is 421 km (262 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 14,350 km2 (5,540 sq mi).[4]
Departments and towns
The Allier flows through the following departments, and along the following towns, from source to mouth:
- Lozère: La Bastide-Puylaurent, Langogne;
- Ardèche - the river runs along the border between this department and Lozère;
- Haute-Loire: Monistrol-d'Allier, Langeac, Brioude;
- Puy-de-Dôme: Brassac-les-Mines, Auzat-la-Combelle, Issoire, Cournon-d'Auvergne, Pont-du-Château;
- Allier: Saint-Yorre, Vichy, Varennes-sur-Allier, Moulins, Château-sur-Allier;
- Cher: Mornay-sur-Allier;
- Nièvre.
Tributaries
The main tributaries of the Allier are:
- Chapeauroux (left side);
- Senouire (right side);
- Alagnon (left side);
- Ance du Sud (left side);
- Couze Pavin (left side);
- Veyre (left side);
- Monne (left side);
- Dore (right side);
- Dolore (left side);
- Morge (left side);
- Sichon (right side);
- Sioule (left side).
Ecology
The Allier is one of the rare places in southern Europe where the freshwater grayling (Thymallus thymallus), known in French as ombre des rivières, occurs in a natural habitat.[5]
Grayling like to live in shoals and are sensitive to pollution. In the Allier these fish are more abundant in the stretch between Langogne and Brioude. They are economically important, being appreciated for food and fished for sport.
Gallery
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Allier at Coudes.jpg
Coudes, Puy-de-Dôme.
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Rivière Allier depuis l'ouest du pont de l'Europe (Vichy) 2022-07-14.JPG
Vichy, Allier.
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Moulins-bruecke-vom-allier.JPG
Pont Régemortes in Moulins, Allier.
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The bridge Le Guétin.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Allier River. |
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Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article about Allier River. |
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