Fier (river)

Fier
The Fier
Basin
Main source	Manigod 45°48′45″N 06°25′03″E / 45.81250°N 6.41750°E / 45.81250; 6.41750
Source elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
River mouth	Rhone 45°56′21″N 05°49′55″E / 45.93917°N 5.83194°E / 45.93917; 5.83194Coordinates: 45°56′21″N 05°49′55″E / 45.93917°N 5.83194°E / 45.93917; 5.83194
Mouth elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Basin area	1,380 km2 (530 sq mi)
Country	France
Length	71.9 km (44.7 mi)
Avg. discharge	41.2 m3/s (1,450 cu ft/s)

The Fier (French: le Fier) is a 71.9 km (44.7 mi) long river in the Haute-Savoie and Savoie départements, southeastern France. Its source is at Manigod, in the Aravis Range. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Rhone into which it flows at Seyssel.

The Chéran is among its tributaries.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Haute-Savoie: Manigod, Les Clefs, Thônes, La Balme-de-Thuy, Alex, Dingy-Saint-Clair, Annecy-le-Vieux, Nâves-Parmelan, Villaz, Argonay, Pringy, Metz-Tessy, Meythet, Annecy, Cran-Gevrier, Poisy, Chavanod, Lovagny, Étercy, Vaulx, Hauteville-sur-Fier, Sales, Vallières, Rumilly, Moye, Lornay, Val-de-Fier,
• Savoie: Motz
• Haute-Savoie: Seyssel

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 2nd 2009.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fier River.

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