Chéran

Chéran
The Chéran at Lescheraines.
Country	France
Basin
Main source	Verrens-Arvey 1,400 m (4,600 ft) 45°40′23″N 06°15′32″E / 45.67306°N 6.25889°E / 45.67306; 6.25889
River mouth	Fier 308 m (1,010 ft) 45°53′09″N 05°56′01″E / 45.88583°N 5.93361°E / 45.88583; 5.93361Coordinates: 45°53′09″N 05°56′01″E / 45.88583°N 5.93361°E / 45.88583; 5.93361
Progression	Fier→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea
Basin size	350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	53.7 km (33.4 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 7.8 m3/s (280 cu ft/s)

The Chéran (French: le Chéran) is a 53.7 km (33.4 mi) long river in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie départements, eastern France. Its source is at Verrens-Arvey, in the massif des Bauges. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Fier into which it flows at Rumilly.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Savoie: Verrens-Arvey, Cléry, Jarsy, École, La Compôte, Le Châtelard, La Motte-en-Bauges, Lescheraines, Arith, Bellecombe-en-Bauges
• Haute-Savoie: Allèves, Cusy, Gruffy, Héry-sur-Alby, Mûres, Alby-sur-Chéran, Saint-Sylvestre, Marigny-Saint-Marcel, Boussy, Rumilly, Sales

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 19 April 2009.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chéran.

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