Allier (river)
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The Allier (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell,<ref>Template:Cite dictionary</ref> Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite Merriam-Webster</ref> {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx) 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 Template:Convert long, and has a drainage basin of Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Sandre</ref>
Departments and townsEdit
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.
TributariesEdit
The main tributaries of the Allier are:
- Chapeauroux (left side);
- Senouire (right side);
- Alagnon (left side);
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- Veyre (left side);
- Monne (left side);
- Dore (right side);
- Dolore (left side);
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- Template:Ill (right side);
- Sioule (left side).
EcologyEdit
The Allier is one of the rare places in southern Europe where the freshwater grayling (Thymallus thymallus), known in French as {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, occurs in a natural habitat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.
GalleryEdit
- Allier at Coudes.jpg
Coudes, Puy-de-Dôme.
- Rivière Allier depuis l'ouest du pont de l'Europe (Vichy) 2022-07-14.JPG
Vichy, Allier.
- Moulins-bruecke-vom-allier.JPG
Template:Ill in Moulins, Allier.
- Allier Pont Canal LeGuétin.jpg
The bridge Template:Ill.
ReferencesEdit
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