Leysse

{{Infobox river

| name = Leysse

| image = Axe de la Leysse à Chambéry (juillet 2016).JPG

| image_caption = River Leysse in Chambéry downtown

| pushpin_map = France#France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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| mouth = Lac du Bourget

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|45.6558|5.8673|display=it|region:FR_type:river}}

| progression = Canal de Savières→ {{RRhône}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = France

| length = {{convert|29|km|abbr=on}}

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The Leysse is the river which crosses the city of Chambéry, Savoie, France. At its entrance into the city, it goes underground in a channel of about one kilometer.

Characteristics

File:Leysse à sec à l'entrée de Chambéry (sécheresse juillet 2022) 1.JPG.]]

It comes from the mountains east of Chambéry, and continues to the north, until falling into the Lake of Le Bourget in the city of Le Bourget-du-Lac. The total length of the river is {{convert|28.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}.{{sandre|id=V1310500|nom=La Leysse}} The Lac du Bourget is drained by the Canal de Savières towards the Rhône.

See also

{{Commons category|Leysse}}

References