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Guiers Vif
The Guiers Vif (, literally ''live Guiers'') is a river in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in eastern France. It is located in the Parc Naturel Régional de la Chartreuse, Regional Natural Park of Chartreuse, on the border between the municipalities of Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Isère, Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (Isère) and Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Savoie, Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (Savoie). Its source is in the Cirque de Saint-Même. It flows towards the northwest. For most of its course, the river forms the border between the departments of Isère and Savoie. Near the communes of Entre-deux-Guiers and Les Echelles, it ends after as a right tributary of the Guiers. References Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Isère Rivers of Savoie {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cirque De Saint-Même
The Cirque de Saint-Même is a natural amphitheater located in the east end of the massif de la Chartreuse in the French departments of Savoie (north) and the Isère (south) districts separated by the Guiers Vif, river through the natural circus. Information Located at 900 m above sea level in the districts of Saint-Pierre d'Entremont, the circus is also part of the nature reserve Hauts de Chartreuse . It is characterized by large layers of urgoniennes rocks, where four waterfalls (from the top to the bottom: Cascade des Sources, Grande cascade, Cascade isolée, Pisse du Guiers) are dominated by limestone cliffs of an elevation of 500 meters. The water comes from Guiers Vif underground sources, historical border between the Dauphiné and the Kingdom of Sardinia, and now this is the limit between the two departments of Savoie and Isère.Two important caves are present in the circus. The cave of Guiers Vif The Guiers Vif (, literally ''live Guiers'') is a river in Auvergne-Rhône ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guiers
The Guiers () is a river in the Isère and Savoie departments of eastern France. It is long. It rises in the Chartreuse Mountains The Chartreuse Mountains ( ) are a mountain range in southeastern France, stretching from the city of Grenoble in the south to the Lac du Bourget in the north. They are part of the French Prealps, which continue as the Bauges to the north and .... The part upstream from the confluence with the Guiers Vif (literally ''Live Guiers'') is also called ''Guiers Mort'' (literally ''Dead Guiers''). References Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Savoie Rivers of Isère {{Isère-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into effect on 1 January 2016, after the 2015 French regional elections, regional elections in December 2015. The region covers an area of , making it the third largest in metropolitan France; it had a population of 7,994,459 in 2018, second to Île-de-France. It consists of twelve Departments of France, departments and one territorial collectivity (Lyon Metropolis) with Lyon as the Prefectures in France, prefecture. This region combines diverse geographical, sociological, economic and cultural regions, which was already true of Rhône-Alpes, as well as Auvergne, to a lesser extent. While the old Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions each enjoyed a unity defined by axes of communication and the pull of their respective metropoles,With the exception ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Isère
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont () is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. It lies in the parc naturel régional de Chartreuse, adjacent to Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont (Savoie) on the other side of the Guiers Vif. Population Main natural areas * Grand Som (mountain, 2,026 m) * Cirque de Saint-Même (waterfalls and natural circus) * Dent de l'Ours (mountain, 1,820 m) * Lances de Malissard (mountain, 2,047m) See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 communes in the French department of Isère. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Communes of Isère [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Savoie
Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Geography Located on the north bank of the Guiers Vif, Saint-Pierre d'Entremont in Savoie is a mountain township. Its highest point is over 1,800 meters above sea level. The village lies in the bottom of the valley (650 meters), adjacent to the Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont in Isère. Neighboring townships Neighboring communes of Saint-Pierre d'Entremont in Savoie are Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont in Isère, Corbel, Entremont-le-Vieux, Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Chapareillan. Toponymy "''Savoyard''" part of Saint-Pierre d'Entremont, the town takes its name from the high count of Savoie's castle. History In the 19th century, we present the village as poor and isolated, but in the late 19th century, there was a considerable growth of the industry (including gloves industry). In the 20th century, the tourism of the town is at its peak. A new castle was built b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isère
Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 38 Isère INSEE Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Grenoble. It borders Rhône (department), Rhône to the northwest, Ain to the north, Savoie to the east, Hautes-Alpes to the south, Drôme and Ardèche to the southwest and Loire (department), Loire to the west. History Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was established from the main part of the Provinces of France, former province of Dauphiné. Its area was r ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savoie
Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population of 436,434.Populations légales 2019: 73 Savoie INSEE Together with Haute-Savoie, it is one of the two departments of the historical region of ; the Duchy of Savoy was annexed by France in 1860, following the signature of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entre-deux-Guiers
Entre-deux-Guiers (, literally ''Between Two Guiers'') is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 communes in the French department of Isère. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Official site Communes of Isère Isère communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Grenoble-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Echelles
LES or Les may refer to: People * Les (given name) * Les (surname) * L.E.S. (producer), hip hop producer Space flight * Launch Entry Suit, worn by Space Shuttle crews * Launch escape system, for spacecraft emergencies * Lincoln Experimental Satellite series, 1960s and 1970s Biology and medicine * Lazy eye syndrome, or amblyopia, a disorder in the human optic nerve * The Liverpool epidemic strain of ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' * Lower esophageal sphincter * Lupus erythematosus systemicus Places * The Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City * Les, Catalonia, a municipality in Spain * Leş, a village in Nojorid Commune, Bihor County, Romania * ''Les'', the Hungarian name for Leșu Commune, Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania * Les, a village in Tejakula district, Buleleng regency, Bali, Indonesia * Lesotho, IOC and UNDP country code * Lès, a word featuring in many French placenames Transport * Leigh-on-Sea railway station, National Rail station code * Leyton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of France
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as ''fleuves'' when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as ''rivières'' when they flow into another river. The ''fleuves'' are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France. Tributary list North Sea The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (Calais). * Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) ** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
