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  Allier River - LoveToKnow 1911
The upper course of the Allier separates the mountains of the Margeride from those of the Velay and lies for the most part through deep gorges.
Swelled by torrents from the mountains of Dore and Dome, it unites with the river Dore at its entrance to the department to which it gives its name.
The Allier is classed as navigable for the last 154 m.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /Allier_River   (223 words)

  
 Album Allier
The Allier is one of the last rivers in Europe, that's able to flow free through the landscape.
We paddled the river from Billy, near Vichy, to the junction with the Loire.
The junction of the Allier with the Loire.
home.12move.nl /phantarei/allier/album_allier.htm   (398 words)

  
 Allier
Allier is a French département, number 03, named after the Allier River[?].
It was created in 1790 out of portions of the old provinces of Auvergne and Bourbonnais[?].
See also: List of the communes of the Allier département.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/al/Allier.html   (46 words)

  
 geograph1.htm
I live in the eastern part of "Cher" département along the side of the river Loire and the river Allier.
The river Loire and its tributary the river Allier are the last wild rivers of Europe.
Cuffy village near the confluence of the river Loire and the river Allier
perso.wanadoo.fr /delomier/geograph1.htm   (100 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Allier
23,353), capital of Allier dept., central France, on the Allier River.
It was approximately the same area as today's Allier dept. It is a largely arid plateau (except for the fertile Limagne area in the west).
Loire LOIRE [Loire] longest river of France, c.630 mi (1,010 km) long, rising in the Cévennes Mts., SE France, and flowing in an arc through central and W France to the Atlantic Ocean at Saint-Nazaire.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Allier   (481 words)

  
 World Rivers Review, August 1998
The Saint-Etienne-du-Vigan Dam on the Upper Allier River, the main tributary of the Loire River, came down in a flash of dynamite and smoke on June 24.
The goal of the program to restore salmon population on the Loire basin is to have 6,000 adults return to the Loire estuary in 10 years.
In 1997, only 389 salmon were counted on the middle Allier River, the sole tributary in the Loire basin where salmon still return to spawn.
www.irn.org /pubs/wrr/9808/loire.html   (501 words)

  
 Travel Places
Deep in the heart of Burgugndy lies the Morvan, the perfect destination for walking, sailing and rafting holidays, while the wide open spaces of the Châtillonnais and the gentle slopes of the Bresse are ideal for long-distance cycling expeditions.
Nevers looks over the Loire River, Europe's last wild river that in earlier times served as a means of transporting large quantity of earthenware.
The city of Moulins is the capital of the French Département of Allier, the Allier River running through the city.
www.travelplaces.co.uk /renault/mr-destination-magny-cours6.htm   (948 words)

  
 Loire dam decommissioning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Saint-Etienne-du-Vigan dam on the Upper Allier river, the main tributary of the Loire river, collapsed on June 24 at 5 P.M. It is the first time in France that a dam operated by Electricité de France (the French state-owned electricity utility) has been destroyed in an effort to restore salmon habitat.
The Vienne river, the second most important tributary of the Loire river after the Allier, is flowing freely again in the area where it was blocked by the Maisons-Rouges dam.
The works, which were decided as part of « the « Plan Loire Grandeur Nature » in January 1994 inspired by the campaign led by the Loire Vivante network, were launched in the middle of June 1998, after a few years of conflicts due to local political opposition.
www.rivernet.org /general/dams/decommissioning/stedvig.htm   (1135 words)

  
 Holidays and tourism Allier - Auvergne : accommodation, camping, gastronomy, leisure, vacation, week-end in Moulins
Capital of this former state, place of residence and government, Moulins, located on the banks of the Allier river, is the historical heart of Bourbonnais and the shelter of exceptional vestiges of the time, where a splendid and cosmopolitan court gathered musicians, painters and poets.
Moulins is today the prefecture of the department of Allier and has succeeded in keeping its role of historical, political and now cultural capital thanks to the coming creation of a National Centre of Stage Costume (Centre National du Costume de Scène), a must in the domain of show art.
Following the river Allier - The thousand-faced river, which is tumultuous when it gets into the Auvergne and become more docile when it gets under the arches of the Régemortes bridge, in the outskirts of Moulins.
www.vacances-massifcentral.net /uk/htm/moulins.php   (593 words)

  
 Allier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allier (Occitan: Alèir) is a département in south-central France named after the Allier River.
The rest of the département consists of smaller towns, mostly along the rivers.
The population increased until the end of the 19th century because of the growth of industry in Montluçon and Moulins and development of the thermal resources at Vichy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allier   (247 words)

  
 Total - Energies
Right where the two rivers meet lies the salmon hatchery, built between the lava flows of the riverbank and the grassy foothills so beloved of Sunday mushroomers.
At this stage, the young salmon stays in the part of the river where it was spawned, feeding on small aquatic invertebrates and the larvae of mayflies, as well as alevins of other species of fish.
Atlantic salmon from shorter rivers can do it again, but the effort of swimming 1,000 kilometres upstream means the Allier adults don’t have the strength to make it back to the sea again.
www.total.com /energies/N9/en/nature/details/index.htm   (2301 words)

  
 Holidays and tourism Haute Loire - Auvergne : accommodation, camping, gastronomy, leisure, vacation, week-end in Haute ...
The Haut-Allier (High Allier), the land of many tales - Between the volcanic plateau of Devès and the vast massif of the Margeride, the region of Haut-Allier spreads over a soil of contrasted landscapes, where water and volcanoes have shaped an imposing background.
The walk of the windmills of the plateau of Ally, which will tell you the great epic of these 600 mills of the last century scattered along the Allier river, is just as unusual.
Water activities on the Allier river - The best way to discover the wild gorges of the Allier river is to be by the riverbed and to follow the flow of its tumultuous waters by canoeing, rafting and canyoning.
www.vacances-massifcentral.net /uk/htm/gorges_allier.php   (568 words)

  
 Canoeing, rafting, kayaking, canoe trip, parcours aventure, full air activities, wild water
Among the last wild rivers of Europe, the river Allier is one of the most interesting for canoeing.
The river is accessible ti everyone: level 1-2 with some level 3 parts.
After Brioude, the river calms down, we are in Limagne, different landscapes for the end of your trip.
www.tonic-aventure.fr /gb/tonic-aventure-gb.htm   (327 words)

  
 Hotels in Vichy, Allier, Auvergne, France
It is close to the thermal and historical centre of Vichy, with the casino-opera and the thermal springs.
La regence, a two-star hotel since 1992, is a charming residence located close to the parks of Allier and to the city centre.Open all year long, La Regence Hotel will appeal to you thanks to its warm atmosphere, and the comfort of its 17 spacious bedrooms.
The hotel overlooks the Allier lake, in the heart of the spa town of Vichy and its park from the Napoleon era.
www.j2ski.com /ski_hotels/France/Auvergne/Allier/Vichy   (835 words)

  
 Decize in the Loire Valley
Region of pastureland and woods dominated by the rearing of Charolais cattle between the River Allier and the Royal River Loire.
The Stade Nautique (leisure center) is situated on the River Loire.
is situated on the River Loire between the Leisure Center and the swimming-pool (open-air pool during the season).
perso.orange.fr /otsi/anglais.htm   (379 words)

  
 Jean-Paul Dessaigne
In the past, this river was very rich in salmon and other kind of fish and was a paradise for fisherman.
In the river L’Allier, I was catching the resident white fish and small bait fish that are still abundant in our river.
There are still a few rivers in Britanica that have salmon, such as L’Ellee, Scorff, and the Leguer L’Aulne, but they are far from being at their capacity.
www.flytyingworld.com /PagesJJ/jpd-jeanpauldessaigne.htm   (1760 words)

  
 Biking the Loire - Part III
Angers*** (many hotels and a campground across the Maine river) is a charming city with incredible textile treasures.
Just before the river at Orléans there is a little road to the right that parallels the river and avoids some traffic.
Now cross the Allier River and turn south on D134 and back roads to Magny-Cours (14 kilometers from D134) where there is a one-star restaurant with rooms, and a hotel.
www.mayq.com /Best_european_trips/Loire/Loire3.htm   (4832 words)

  
 towns and cities of france: Brioude the sweet is bordered by the Allier river and surrounded by two natural regional ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
towns and cities of france: Brioude the sweet is bordered by the Allier river and surrounded by two natural regional parks: Auvergne's volcanoes and the Livradois-Forez.
Located in the southern part of France's Auvergne region, " Brioude the sweet " is bordered by the Allier river and surrounded by two natural regional parks: Auvergne's volcanoes and the Livradois-Forez.
River products thus have a place of honour in the local gastronomy: the Brioude salmon pie is among the dishes inventoried by the French Council for Culinary Arts.
www.plusbeauxdetours.com /us/villes/us.Brioude.htm   (264 words)

  
 Millau 2004
On the way south to this region we included stops at the famous Allier river valley and at a small mountain valley inside the volcanic region.
The hamlet is Pinet, belonging to the village La Cresse, on the quiet side of the river Tarn.
As this part of the Allier river valley is only 10 km from the motorway, we think that this a nice break for birders driving this motorway to the South (e.g.
home.kabelfoon.nl /~trogon/Millau04/MillauReport.html   (1019 words)

  
 Allier River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Allier (Occitan: Alèir) is a river in central France, tributary to the river Loire.
It joins the river Loire west of the city Nevers.
Ardèche - the river is a border between this département and Lozère
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allier_River   (91 words)

  
 Official Website of the Tourist Office of Nevers and its Region in Nièvre and Bourgogne.
A true source of fresh air, the pond is located in the heart of the Bertranges Forest where sports lovers can find a variety of marked trails for mountain biking, hiking, and horseback riding, activities made available as part of CRAPA (Rural Centre for Physical Activities Facilities).
Located 16 km (10 miles) from Nevers on the banks of the Allier River and at the centre of a protected medieval village, which is considered one of the most beautiful in France, the Floral Gardens at Apremont stretches over four hectares, with ponds, waterfalls, grassy areas, and patches of trees.
This garden is adorned with "man-made" touches - fantasy architecture - in keeping with the spirit of the second half of the 18th century: a Chinese bridge, a Turkish pavilion, and a panoramic view.
www.nevers-tourisme.com /uk/sitesnaturels.htm   (630 words)

  
 Refuge du Moure in Lozere - Sports and leisure activities
The spring of the river Allier (Chasseradès) (12 Kms or 7,5 miles)
An exceptional network of rivers and streams which abounds in trouts and salmons.
You can walk through the nearby forest with snowshoes or drive a team of huskies to the spring of the Allier river or the Ardèche river.
www.lozere-gite.com /SportLoisir-uk.html   (944 words)

  
 smoked salmon Delmas - Brioude salmonery Saint Ferréol
Our factory is located in the center of France near the Allier River where the salmons reproduce themselves.
Our smoking is a traditionnal smoking which doesn't alter the delicate flesh of the salmon.
Nowadays, we don't smoke any salmon from the Allier River anymore because it's only reserver for the sporting fishing.
www.saumonerie-saint-ferreol.fr /our_plant.html   (275 words)

  
 village1.htm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Today, the river Loire and the river Allier are not navigable but their water go on mixing to take the way of Atlantic Ocean.
Upstream, at 1 km from the confluence, a bridge-canal allow barges to cross above the river Allier.
Some decades before, the votive offering was walked in procession until the Beak of Allier once by year.
perso.orange.fr /delomier/village1.htm   (170 words)

  
 Walking along the Allier River in GR70 footsteps in Southern France. Stevenson Way.
Walking along the Allier River in GR70 footsteps in Southern France.
Many hikers, walking along the Allier river in Stevenson's footsteps.
Beyond the door of the oven stood the clocher des tormentes, a granite obelisk topped by a belfry hung with the bell which used to ring out the rhythms of La Fage: the Angelus, weddings and funerals.
www.gr70-stevenson.com /en/stevenson-way1.htm   (1336 words)

  
 International Day of Action Against Dams
March 15, 2003 Auburn CA - Friends of the River and International Rivers Network put on quite a party to celebrate the International Day of Action Against Dams.
To coffins marked the passing of the Saeltzer Dam (Clear Creek, CA), Smelt Hill Dam (Presumpscot River, ME), Gray Reservoir Dam (Black Creek, NY), and the St. Etienne-du-Vigan Dam (Allier River, France).
We had an empty casket for the proposed Auburn dam to represent the fact that that project is not dead yet.
www.friendsoftheriver.org /DayOfActionAgainstDams.html   (250 words)

  
 Allier - BELLERIVE-SUR-ALLIER hotels with hotelguide.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The department is named after the river Allier (41 km), tributary of Loire.
A strong head wind, walking west to Bessay-sur-Allier, Bessay-sur-Allier with a Through the valley of the river Allier to the south, very flat country,
The upper course of the Allier separates the mountains of the Margeride from those The Allier is classed as navigable for the last 154 m.
infofeedtech.com /ifft/allier.htm   (388 words)

  
 Loire Valley / Burgundy Cycling Tour | French bicycle tours | River Allier | see Loire Valley | Lake Robinson | trip to ...
Famous for several small wine communes we will bicycle near the Loire River to the Chateaux de Tracy where a fine Pouilly Fume' wine is produced.
This village features one of the most beautiful Floral Park's of France and an imposing castle overlooking the village and the River Allier.
The comfortable millhouse and guesthouse are nestled in seclusion near the River L’Aubois, France on the banks of the tiny Canal Berry.
www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/5171.html   (760 words)

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