Seugne facts for kids
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 The Seugne in Jonzac
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente-Maritime |
| Communes | Jonzac, Pons, Saintes |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Trèfle |
| Small cities | Jonzac, Pons |
| Source | Montlieu-la-Garde |
| - location | Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°14′55″N 0°16′53″W / 45.24861°N 0.28139°W |
| Confluence | Charente |
| - location | Courcoury, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°43′40″N 0°37′5″W / 45.72778°N 0.61806°W |
| Length | 82.4 km (51 mi) |
| Basin | 902 km² (348 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Saint-Seurin-de-Palenne |
| - average | 7.6 m³/s (268 cu ft/s) |
The Seugne is a river in southwestern France and a left tributary of the Charente river. It flows through the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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Geography
The Seugne river has a length of 82.4 km (51 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 902 km2 (348 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 7.6 cubic metres per second at Saint-Seurin-de-Palenne.
Course
The Seugne river starts in the commune of Montlieu-la-Garde, near the place called Chez Bourdeau, at an elevation of about 93 m (305 ft). It flows generally north-northwest.
The river flows through the small cities of Jonzac, subprefecture and Pons, both in the Charente-Maritime department.
After the small town of Colombiers, the river flows into the Charente river in Les Gonds, a suburb of Saintes.
The Seugne flows through 2 arrondissements (Jonzac and Saintes), 7 cantons and 34 communes, all in the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:
The river starts in the canton of Montlieu-la-Garde, flows through the cantons of Montendre, Jonzac, Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge, Pons, Gémozac and, finally, ends in the canton of Saintes-Est.
It flows through the following communes, from its starts to its confluence : Montlieu-la-Garde, Chepniers, Pouillac, Sainte-Colombe, Polignac, Chatenet, Le Pin, Sousmoulins, Mérignac, Pommiers-Moulons, Vibrac, Chaunac, Fontaines-d'Ozillac, Léoville, Saint-Médard, Champagnac, Ozillac, Jonzac, Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan, Lussac, Clion, Saint-Georges-Antignac, Mosnac, Fléac-sur-Seugne, Belluire, Pons, Bougneau, Saint-Léger, Colombiers, Montils, La Jard, Berneuil, Les Gonds, Courcoury, Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge.
Main tributaries
All the tributaries of the Seugne river are small rivers or streams:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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