| Valserine | |
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 The Valserine atBellegarde-sur-Valserine | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Jura Mountains |
| Mouth | Rhône |
• location | Bellegarde-sur-Valserine |
• coordinates | 46°06′22″N5°49′45″E / 46.1062°N 5.8292°E /46.1062; 5.8292 |
| Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
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| Progression | Rhône→Mediterranean Sea |
The riverValserine (French pronunciation:[valsəʁin]) is a tributary of theRhône that flows for 47.6 kilometres (29.6 mi) from theCol de la Faucille in theJura Mountains to its confluence with theRhône atBellegarde-sur-Valserine.[1] The Valserine Valley has great charm; it includes the Pont des Pierres that spans the river betweenMontanges and Mulaz (in the commune ofConfort),[2][3] as well as the Pertes de la Valserine just north of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, acanyon in which during the dry season the Valserine runs underground.
As the river flows through the village ofMijoux, it marks the border betweenAin (adepartment in theAuvergne-Rhône-Alpesregion) andJura (inBourgogne-Franche-Comté).[4][5]
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