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The Cher (French pronunciation: [ʃɛʁ] (listen); Occitan: Char), also referred to as the Cher River[1] and the River Cher,[2] is a river in central France, a left tributary of the Loire. It is 367.8 km (228.5 mi) long and its basin area is 13,718 km² (5,297 sq mi).[3] Its source is in the Creuse department, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire at Villandry, west of Tours.

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Cher
The Cher
Native name	Cher (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Massif Central
• elevation	762 m (2,500 ft)
Mouth
• location	Loire
• coordinates	47°20′33″N 0°28′49″E
Length	367.8 km (228.5 mi)
Basin size	13,718 km2 (5,297 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	104 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The river suffered a devastating flood in 1940, which damaged the Château de Chenonceau, which spans the river, and other structures along the banks. It owes its name to the pre-Indo-European root kʰar 'stone'.

Departments and towns

The Cher flows through the following departments, and along the following towns:[3]

• Creuse
• Allier: Montluçon
• Cher: Saint-Amand-Montrond, Vierzon
• Loir-et-Cher
• Indre-et-Loire: Tours

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Cher are, from spring to mouth (L: left / R: right):

• (L) Tardes
  • (L) Voueize
• (R) Amaron or Lamaron at Montluçon
• (R) Aumance at Meaulne
• (R) Yèvre at Vierzon
  • (L) Auron
  • (R) Colin
• (L) Arnon at Vierzon
  • (L) Théols
• (R) Sauldre at Selles-sur-Cher
• (L) Fouzon above Saint-Aignan

Navigation

The Cher was part of a network of waterways that linked the city of Tours to Nevers, where connections to other regions of France existed. As of 2018^[update], only the 54 kilometres (34 mi) section between Larçay (southeast of Tours) and Noyers-sur-Cher is navigable for small boats (maximum draft 80 cm). It has 14 locks.[4] At Noyers-sur-Cher, it is connected with the Canal de Berry, of which only the westernmost 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) section until Selles-sur-Cher is navigable.[5]

References

На других языках

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[de] Cher (Fluss)

Der Cher [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ʃɛr] ist ein Fluss in Frankreich, der die Regionen Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes und Centre-Val de Loire durchläuft. Seine Quelle liegt im Gemeindegebiet von Mérinchal, auf etwa 715 Meter Seehöhe. Der Fluss entwässert zuerst nach Norden, wendet sich dann Richtung West und mündet nach rund 365[2] Kilometern im Gemeindegebiet von Villandry, rund 20 Kilometer westlich von Tours, im Regionalen Naturpark Loire-Anjou-Touraine als linker Nebenfluss in die Loire.

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- [en] Cher (river)

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[es] Río Cher

El Cher es un río de Francia, un afluente del río Loira por la izquierda. Nace en Mérinchal, a 713 m de altitud en el departamento de Creuse. Desemboca en el Loira cerca de Villandry (Indre y Loira), tras un curso de 365 km. Su cuenca comprende 13.906 km².

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[it] Cher (fiume)

Lo Cher (in occitano Char) è un fiume del centro della Francia, affluente sinistro della Loira, lungo 367 km.[1] Nasce a Mérinchal, nel dipartimento della Creuse, nel Massiccio centrale, e sfocia presso Villandry, nell'Indre e Loira.

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[ru] Шер (река)

Шер (фр. Cher; в древности Carus) — река в центре Франции. Шер является левым притоком Луары. Вытекает в Оверни (департамент Крёз) при селении Шар с высоты 717 м над уровнем моря. Течёт в западно-северо-западном направлении и впадает в Луару ниже города Тура. Имеет притоки, правые — Йевр, Орон и Содр; левые — Тард, Арнон и Фузон.

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