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Association "Law 1901" of Saint-Genès-Champanelle, 63 , France

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Hydrology of the municipality
of Saint-Genès-Champanelle
and its immediate surroundings


This is Cassini's map from the 18th century (which we allowed ourselves to overload with blue to indicate the watercourses) which is the most interesting to discover the hydrological system of the municipality of Saint-Genès-Champanelle and its surroundings..

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

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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