| Fier | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The Fier | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Manigod |
| • coordinates | 45°48′45″N 06°25′03″E / 45.81250°N 6.41750°E / 45.81250; 6.41750 |
| • elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Rhône |
| • coordinates | 45°56′21″N 05°49′55″E / 45.93917°N 5.83194°E / 45.93917; 5.83194 |
| • elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Length | 72.2 km (44.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,380 km (530 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 41.2 m/s (1,450 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Thiou, Chéran |
The Fier (French pronunciation: [fjɛʁ] ) is a 72.2 km (44.9 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 Rhône into which it flows at Seyssel.
Among its tributaries are the Chéran and the Thiou, that drains Lake Annecy.
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
References
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