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Circle Genealogic and Historic Champanellois Association "Law 1901" of Saint-Genès-Champanelle, 63 , France |
Hydrology of the municipality
of
Saint-Genès-Champanelle
and its immediate surroundings
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Simplified hydrological diagram
from Cassini's map
We see that there are 3 streams which have their
sources
in the territory of Saint-Genès-Champanelle.
These are Auzon in the south, Artière in its center, the
source
leaves from Chatrat and which has 2 tributaries: the stream of
Préguille
which has its source south of Thedes and
the Beaupriant stream which is born in Manson
and goes down between the puy de Charade and Champeaux,
and Tiretaine to the north.
One of the sources supplying
l'Artière
located at the southern entrance to Manson
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The spring which starts from Chatrat is higher
and more
longer than Manson's but it comes
from a private pond
can claim the right to call itself
an official source of
l’Artière.
Pond of the village of Saint-Genès-Champanelle
There was a pond near the castle of the village
of
Saint-Genès-Champanelle
but its dike having broken in 1928,
it was never
repaired.
* [ History of the sea wall
castle
of Saint-Genès-Champanelle ]
*
Ponds of the Château de Theix
At Theix, Auzon, in the 18th century, had 3
ponds
belonging to the castle and 2 mills on the Auzon.
Theix Castle still has 2 ponds,
the 3rd
formerly called the big pond
belongs to the castle farm bought
by the Institute
National Agricultural Research.
Two private ponds exist,
one at the entrance to Berzet
A final pond is also located north
of the village
of Chatrat and
The Auzon mills
In the 18th century, you can see
11 active mills on
l'Auzon
on this extract from Cassini's map.
last updated March 25, 2007
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