Durolle
Sign in to saveThe Durolle (formerly Dorole) is a 32-kilometer-long French river in the departments of Loire and Puy-de-Dôme, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. A right-bank tributary of the Dore, which it joins downstream of Thiers, it is a sub-tributary of the Loire via the Allier.
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39 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- River course
- Hydrology
- Communes and cantons crossed
- Toponyms
- Drainage basin
- Geology
- Fauna and flora
- Tributaries
- History
- A long history of human occupation
- Gateway to the Rhone corridor
- Spinning wheels and factories
- Middle Ages
- Industrial revolution
- The early 20th century
- Sailing boats and descending logs
- Rice cultivation
- Development of the riverbed for industrial purposes
- Locks
- Ramps and dikes
- Heritage
- Spinning wheels and mills
- Churches and abbeys
- Bridges
- Thiers old hospital
- Thiers ramparts
- Activities
- Industry
- Fishing
- Tourism
- Cultural tourism
- Ecotourism
- Protection
- In the arts
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
The Durolle (formerly Dorole) is a 32-kilometer-long French river in the departments of Loire and Puy-de-Dôme, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. A right-bank tributary of the Dore, which it joins downstream of Thiers, it is a sub-tributary of the Loire via the Allier.
The river rises in the Forez mountains, where rainfall is high throughout the year. After flowing past the town of Noirétable, the Durolle plunges into deep canyons (until it exits the Vallée des Rouets and the Vallée des Usines) renowned for their rich natural and industrial heritage. Known since the Middle Ages for its paper mills, the river owes its fame to its motive power, which enabled cutlery factories to sharpen knives. Today the river's industrial past is used as a tourist attraction.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Durolle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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