Airain

Airain
Basin
Progression	Yèvre→ Cher→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean
Main source	Nérondes 185 m (607 ft) 46°59′53″N 02°48′59″E / 46.99806°N 2.81639°E
River mouth	Yèvre 139 m (456 ft) 47°02′59″N 02°33′55″E / 47.04972°N 2.56528°ECoordinates: 47°02′59″N 02°33′55″E / 47.04972°N 2.56528°E
Watershed area	300 km^2 (120 sq mi)
Countries	France
Physiognomy
Length	47.8 km (29.7 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 1.62 m^3/s (57 cu ft/s)

The Airain or Airin is a 47.8 km (29.7 mi) long river in the Cher département, central France. Its source is at Nérondes. It flows generally west, with a U shape. It is a left tributary of the Yèvre into which it flows at Savigny-en-Septaine, 13 km (8.1 mi) southeast of Bourges.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Nérondes, Tendron, Bengy-sur-Craon, Flavigny, Cornusse, Ourouer-les-Bourdelins, Charly, Lugny-Bourbonnais, Osmery, Bussy, Vornay, Dun-sur-Auron, Crosses, Savigny-en-Septaine,

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 23 April 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Airain at the Sandre database