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Fier (river)

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River mouth
  
Rhone 255 m (837 ft)

Length
  
72 km

Country
  
France

Basin size
  
1,380 km (530 sq mi)

Mouth
  
Rhône

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Main source
  
Manigod 1,800 m (5,900 ft)

Progression
  
Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

Discharge
  
Average rate: 41.2 m/s (1,450 cu ft/s)

Similar
  
Alps, Thiou, Gorges du Fier, Lake Annecy, La Tournette

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.

Contents

Map of Le Fier, France

The Chéran is among its tributaries.

Départements and communes along its courseEdit

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

    • References

    Fier (river) Wikipedia
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