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Key facts
- Native name
- Alèir ( Occitan )
- Country
- France
- Source
- Moure de la Gardille , Margeride
- Location
- Massif Central
- Coordinates
- 44°35′23″N 3°48′04″E / 44.58972°N 3.80111°E / 44.58972; 3.80111
- Elevation
- 1,503 m (4,931 ft)
- Length
- 421 km (262 mi)
- Basin size
- 14,350 km (5,540 mi )
- Average
- 140 m /s (4,900 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- Loire → Atlantic Ocean
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Langeac Vil1a.jpg
- Length
- 420.7
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- native label
- Allier
- Commons category
- Allier River
- watershed area
- 14321
- discharge
- 147
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The Allier ( UK: /ˈælieɪ/ AL-ee-ay, US: /ælˈjeɪ, ɑːlˈjeɪ/ a(h)l-YAY, French: [alje] ; Occitan: Alèir) 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 421 km (262 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 14,350 km (5,540 mi).
Departments and towns
Gallery (7)
On the map
2 mapped locations
Connections
France
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Atlantic Ocean
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Occitan
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Centre-Val de Loire
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Loire
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Allier
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drainage basin
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Occitania
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Ardèche
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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Haute-Loire
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Puy-de-Dôme
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Vichy
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Lozère
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Cher
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Nièvre
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Nevers
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Moulins
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Categories
Allier basinRivers of AllierRivers of ArdècheRivers of Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesRivers of Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéRivers of Centre-Val de LoireRivers of Cher (department)Rivers of FranceRivers of Haute-LoireRivers of LozèreRivers of NièvreRivers of Occitania (administrative region)Rivers of Puy-de-DômeTributaries of the Loire