The Allaine (French: l'Allaine [lalɛn] (f), in its lower course l'Allan [lalɑ̃] (m), (German: Hall) is a 65 km long river in northwestern Switzerland and eastern France. Its source is above the village Charmoille, in the Swiss Jura mountains. Downstream from its confluence with the Bourbeuse and the Canal du Rhône au Rhin, near Méziré, it is called the Allan. It is a right tributary of the Doubs, which it joins a few km downstream from Montbéliard, where it takes the Savoureuse with it, a river with its sources in the southern Vosges.[1]

Allaine
l'Allan (m, lower course)
The Allaine in Porrentruy
Native namel'Allaine (French)
Location
CountriesSwitzerland, France
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAbove Charmoille near Porrentruy in the Swiss Jura mountains
 • coordinates47°25′46″N 7°13′49″E / 47.42939°N 7.23038°E / 47.42939; 7.23038
 • elevation598 m (1,962 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Doubs near Montbéliard
 • coordinates
47°28′43″N 6°45′35″E / 47.4785°N 6.7597°E / 47.4785; 6.7597
 • elevation
335 m (1,099 ft)
Length65 km (40 mi)
Basin size322 km2 (124 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDoubsSaôneRhôneMediterranean Sea

The Allaine/Allan flows through the following cantons, departments and towns:

References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau (U23-0400)".