HydroBASINS lev08 watershed · #2080509200
Bassin de l'Allier
A watershed (drainage basin) is not a body of water — it is the land area where rainfall converges towards a single river that eventually reaches the sea (or an endorheic basin). Boundaries follow ridgelines.
Crosses 3 administrative regions : Allier, Cher, Nièvre
Sub-basin area
1 788,9km²
Upstream area
14 308,2km²
Discharge
135,43m³/s
Mean elev.
250m
Administrative coverage
Hydrographic chain
▼ Drains into
▲ Receives from 2 basins
- Bassin de la Sioule2542 km²
- Bassin de l'Andelot1113 km²
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- 1422.3 km²79.3% of basin
- 261.0 km²14.6% of basin
- 110.4 km²6.2% of basin
88 communes (GADM L5)Available for FRA, RWA
- Bourbon-l'Archambault55.60 km²100% commune
- Lurcy-Lévis54.78 km²77% commune
- Saint-Plaisir52.23 km²100% commune
- Couleuvre51.71 km²94% commune
- Besson47.68 km²100% commune
- Souvigny44.44 km²100% commune
- Neuilly-le-Réal43.69 km²93% commune
- Neuvy-le-Barrois41.97 km²99% commune
- Chantenay-Saint-Imbert41.87 km²100% commune
- Franchesse40.91 km²100% commune
- Saint-Léopardin-d'Augy40.34 km²100% commune
- Toulon-sur-Allier39.33 km²100% commune
- Yzeure39.07 km²90% commune
- Trévol38.50 km²95% commune
- Theneuille37.08 km²94% commune
- Saint-Gérand-de-Vaux37.02 km²92% commune
- Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier36.60 km²77% commune
- Pouzy-Mésangy35.53 km²100% commune
- Bessay-sur-Allier34.76 km²100% commune
- Cressanges34.11 km²81% commune
- Apremont-sur-Allier30.15 km²98% commune
- Saint-Menoux27.34 km²100% commune
- Livry27.21 km²100% commune
- Magny-Cours27.18 km²85% commune
- Villeneuve-sur-Allier25.89 km²100% commune
- Bagneux25.29 km²100% commune
- Agonges24.71 km²100% commune
- Saint-Voir24.66 km²100% commune
- Meillers24.33 km²100% commune
- Bressolles23.62 km²100% commune
- Ygrande23.62 km²44% commune
- Gouise23.55 km²100% commune
- Bresnay23.41 km²100% commune
- Montilly22.72 km²100% commune
- Aurouër22.42 km²85% commune
- Mars-sur-Allier21.75 km²100% commune
- Le Veurdre21.49 km²100% commune
- Saincaize-Meauce21.33 km²100% commune
- Mornay-sur-Allier20.96 km²94% commune
- Gipcy20.92 km²75% commune
- Château-sur-Allier20.57 km²75% commune
- Langeron20.14 km²100% commune
- Meillard20.08 km²76% commune
- Couzon19.68 km²100% commune
- Autry-Issards19.25 km²100% commune
- Neuvy18.84 km²100% commune
- Noyant-d'Allier18.84 km²90% commune
- Châtel-de-Neuvre18.70 km²100% commune
- La Ferté-Hauterive18.32 km²81% commune
- Saint-Parize-le-Châtel17.93 km²36% commune
- Tresnay17.92 km²100% commune
- Toury-sur-Jour17.49 km²72% commune
- Aubigny17.31 km²100% commune
- Marigny17.06 km²100% commune
- Chemilly16.99 km²100% commune
- Coulandon16.88 km²100% commune
- Avermes15.35 km²100% commune
- Cérilly14.88 km²21% commune
- Châtillon12.55 km²100% commune
- Limoise12.49 km²100% commune
- Neure12.33 km²100% commune
- Monétay-sur-Allier10.40 km²85% commune
- Gennetines10.28 km²26% commune
- Cuffy9.31 km²26% commune
- Treteau9.30 km²30% commune
- Moulins8.53 km²100% commune
- Saint-Aubin-le-Monial8.08 km²36% commune
- Tronget6.79 km²22% commune
- Treban6.24 km²24% commune
- Gimouille6.10 km²43% commune
- La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois4.63 km²9% commune
- Mercy4.21 km²14% commune
- La Chapelle-Hugon2.65 km²16% commune
- Azy-le-Vif2.54 km²5% commune
- Montbeugny2.41 km²7% commune
- Thionne2.27 km²8% commune
- Dornes1.66 km²4% commune
- Challuy1.05 km²5% commune
- Montoldre0.79 km²4% commune
- Chézy0.60 km²2% commune
- Grossouvre0.57 km²4% commune
- Louroux-Bourbonnais0.49 km²1% commune
- Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais0.49 km²4% commune
- Valigny0.48 km²2% commune
- Sermoise-sur-Loire0.19 km²1% commune
- Sancoins0.12 km²0% commune
- Le Vilhain0.02 km²0% commune
- Lusigny0.00 km²0% commune
25 intersecting protected areas
Val d'Allier Bourbonnais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
117.82 km² overlap
Vallées de la Loire et de l'Allier entre Cher et Nièvre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
60.41 km² overlap
Vallées de la Loire et de l'Allier entre Cher et Nièvre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
39.99 km² overlap
Vallée de l'Allier nord
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
36.95 km² overlap
Massif forestier des Prieurés: Moladier, Bagnolet et Messarges
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
29.46 km² overlap
Val D\'Allier
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
13.82 km² overlap
Rivière Allier
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
11.72 km² overlap
Biotope Protection Order
1.42 km² overlap
Étangs de Sologne bourbonnaise
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.94 km² overlap
16 more protected areassorted by overlap area
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.21 km² overlap
val d\'allier - la jolivette
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.17 km² overlap
ile de ray
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.14 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.12 km² overlap
val d\'allier - les jelines
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.11 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.11 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.10 km² overlap
Biotope Protection Order
0.10 km² overlap
val d\'allier - les graves
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.07 km² overlap
val d\'allier - les iles
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.06 km² overlap
val d\'allier - boudemange
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.04 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.02 km² overlap
claire fontaine
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.02 km² overlap
val d\'allier - les forets
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
0.01 km² overlap
Forêt de Troncais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · GADM 4.1 × HydroBASINS lev08 × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
6 581 distinct species · 386 190 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 41 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Bassin de l'Allier : 36 espèces + 5 bulles famille, 91 interactions GloBI documentées sur 4 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 5 bulles regroupent des espèces visuellement absorbées par famille (≥3 espèces visibles).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydroclimate (BasinATLAS lev08)
Mean T°
10,7°C
Annual rain
746mm
Moisture idx (CMI)
-0,16
Runoff
255mm/an
PET
892mm
AET
625mm
Mean slope
1,8°
Water table
144cm
Forest
5%
Crops
21%
Urban
1%
Protected
1%
HydroATLAS BasinATLAS v10 (Linke et al. 2019) · HydroBASINS lev08 (Lehner & Grill 2013)