Alène

Alène
The Alène at Luzy.
Origin	Poil 46°51′47″N 04°01′57″E / 46.86306°N 4.03250°E / 46.86306; 4.03250
Mouth	Aron 46°51′59″N 03°39′19″E / 46.86639°N 3.65528°E / 46.86639; 3.65528Coordinates: 46°51′59″N 03°39′19″E / 46.86639°N 3.65528°E / 46.86639; 3.65528
Basin countries	France
Length	56 km (35 mi)
Source elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Mouth elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Avg. discharge	4.48 m3/s (158 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	338 km2 (131 sq mi)

The Alène is a 56-kilometre (35 mi) long river in the Nièvre département, central France. Its source is at Poil, about 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of the village, in the parc naturel régional du Morvan. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Aron into which it flows at Cercy-la-Tour, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east-northeast of Decize.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Nièvre: Poil, Millay, Luzy, Fléty, Avrée, Sémelay, Rémilly, Fours, Thaix, Cercy-la-Tour

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References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Alène at the Sandre database