Chéran

River in France

Chéran

The Chéran at Lescheraines

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Location
Country| France
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Verrens-Arvey
• coordinates| 45°40′23″N 06°15′32″E﻿ / ﻿45.67306°N 6.25889°E﻿ / 45.67306; 6.25889
• elevation| 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Mouth|

• location

| Fier

• coordinates

| 45°53′09″N 05°56′01″E﻿ / ﻿45.88583°N 5.93361°E﻿ / 45.88583; 5.93361

• elevation

| 308 m (1,010 ft)
Length| 53.8 km (33.4 mi)
Basin size| 350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 7.8 m3/s (280 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression| Fier→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Chéran (French pronunciation: [ʃeʁɑ̃]) is a 53.8 km (33.4 mi) long river in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie départements, eastern France.[1] 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

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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

## References

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1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Chéran (V1250500)".

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