Armançon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Armançon |
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 The Armançon river in Nuits
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| Country | France |
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| Regions | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Grand Est |
| Departments | Côte-d'Or, Yonne, Aube |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Brenne, Armance |
| Cities | Semur-en-Auxois, Tonnerre, Saint-Florentin, Migennes |
| Source | Auxois |
| - location | Meilly-sur-Rouvres, Côte-d'Or, France |
| - elevation | 420 m (1,378 ft) |
| - coordinates | 47°13′06″N 4°32′53″E / 47.21833°N 4.54806°E |
| Mouth | Yonne |
| - location | Migennes, Yonne, France |
| - elevation | 79 m (259 ft) |
| - coordinates | 47°57′08″N 3°30′31″E / 47.95222°N 3.50861°E |
| Length | 202 km (126 mi) |
| Basin | 3,077 km² (1,188 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Brienon-sur-Armançon |
| - average | 28.90 m³/s (1,021 cu ft/s) |
The Armançon is a river in France. It is a right tributary of the Yonne river. It flows mostly through the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Eight communes have the name of the river in their names: Aisy-sur-Armançon, Argenteuil-sur-Armançon, Brienon-sur-Armançon, Chailly-sur-Armançon, Montigny-sur-Armançon, Pacy-sur-Armançon, Perrigny-sur-Armançon, Saint-Martin-sur-Armançon.
Geography
The Armançon river has a length of 202.1 km (125.6 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 3,077 km2 (1,188 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 28.90 cubic metres per second at Brienon-sur-Armançon in the Yonne department.
Course
The source of the Armançon is in the natural region of Auxois, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the northwest of the town Meilly-sur-Rouvres, Côte-d'Or department, at an altitude of about 420 m (1,378 ft).
The Armançon flows, in general, to the northwest and passes through the following regions, departments and communes:
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
- Côte-d'Or: Meilly-sur-Rouvres, Chailly-sur-Armançon, Bellenot-sous-Pouilly, Éguilly, Gissey-le-Vieil, Beurizot, Saint-Thibault, Normier, Clamerey, Marcigny-sous-Thil, Brianny, Montigny-sur-Armançon, Flée, Pont-et-Massène, Semur-en-Auxois, Millery, Genay, Villaines-les-Prévôtes, Viserny, Athie, Senailly, Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly, Quincy-le-Vicomte, Quincerot, Saint-Rémy, Buffon, Rougemont,
- Yonne: Aisy-sur-Armançon, Perrigny-sur-Armançon, Cry, Nuits, Ravières, Fulvy, Chassignelles, Ancy-le-Franc, Argenteuil-sur-Armançon, Pacy-sur-Armançon, Vireaux, Lézinnes, Ancy-le-Libre, Argentenay, Tanlay, Saint-Martin-sur-Armançon, Tonnerre, Junay, Vézinnes, Dannemoine, Cheney, Tronchoy, Roffey, Bernouil, Flogny-la-Chapelle, Villiers-Vineux, Percey, Jaulges, Butteaux, Germigny, Chéu, Saint-Florentin, Vergigny, Mont-Saint-Sulpice, Brienon-sur-Armançon, Ormoy, Esnon, Cheny, Migennes, Charmoy
- Grand Est region
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Yonne river at the limits of the communes Migennes and Cheny, in the Yonne department, at 81 m (266 ft) of altitude.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries, with a length greater than 30 km, of the Armançon are (only right tributaries because the left tributaries are very short):
- Brenne - 71.7 km;
- Armance - 47.7 km;
Gallery
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The Armançon river at Cry.
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The Armançon from the Joly bridge, Semur-en-Auxois
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The Pinard bridge over the Armançon, Semur-en-Auxois.
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The Armançon at Tonnerre
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Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Río Armançon para niños
