Rivière· 36 segments
La Sioule
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Allier, Puy-de-Dôme
Total length
175km
Max discharge
26m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
36
River geography2 admin regions · 61 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Puy-de-DômeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France74.2 kmin this dpt
- AllierAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France70.0 kmin this dpt
61 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Bayet9.12 km
- Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule8.35 km
- Contigny8.26 km
- Olby7.06 km
- Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort6.46 km
- Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel6.28 km
- Jenzat5.19 km
- Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais4.99 km
- Saint-Bonnet-près-Orcival4.79 km
- Barberier4.68 km
- Les Ancizes-Comps4.51 km
- Châteauneuf-les-Bains4.49 km
- Saint-Germain-de-Salles4.09 km
- Menat3.98 km
- Saint-Priest-des-Champs3.90 km
- Ébreuil3.89 km
- Pontgibaud3.71 km
- Mazaye3.63 km
- Saint-Gervais-d'Auvergne3.57 km
- Saint-Rémy-de-Blot3.52 km
- Chareil-Cintrat3.41 km
- Ayat-sur-Sioule3.40 km
- Montfermy3.00 km
- Saint-Jacques-d'Ambur2.78 km
- Queuille2.76 km
- Meillard2.63 km
- Chapdes-Beaufort2.38 km
- Saint-Ours2.15 km
- Broût-Vernet2.03 km
- Sauret-Besserve2.02 km
- Bègues1.99 km
- Bromont-Lamothe1.62 km
- Vitrac1.41 km
- Treban1.40 km
- La Ferté-Hauterive1.32 km
- Laféline1.23 km
- Nébouzat0.60 km
- Saint-Quintin-sur-Sioule0.52 km
- Mazerier0.50 km
- Gelles0.49 km
- Blot-l'Église0.45 km
- Saint-Pierre-Roche0.35 km
- Vernines0.33 km
- Saint-Angel0.31 km
- Saulcet0.24 km
- Bransat0.20 km
- Miremont0.15 km
- Vicq0.00 km
- Orcival0.00 km
- Le Mayet-d'École0.00 km
- Gannat0.00 km
- Saint-Georges-de-Mons0.00 km
- Lisseuil0.00 km
- Pouzol0.00 km
- Montord0.00 km
- Servant0.00 km
- Monétay-sur-Allier0.00 km
- Le Theil0.00 km
- Fourilles0.00 km
- Étroussat0.00 km
- Charroux0.00 km
17 intersecting protected areas
Volcans D\'Auvergne
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
Chaîne des Puys - Limagne fault tectonic arena
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
Gorges de la Sioule
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Val d'Allier Bourbonnais
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de l'Allier nord
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Gorges de la Sioule
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Val D\'Allier
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
Gîtes de la Sioule
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Basse Sioule
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
8 more protected areassorted by area
Méandres De La Sioule
IUCN IaForest Integral Biological Reserve
val d\'allier - les jelines
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
marais de vauvernier
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Maar de Menat
IUCN Not ReportedGeotope Protection Order
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
val d\'allier - la chaise
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 36 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
3 441 distinct species · 113 479 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 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 La Sioule : 30 espèces + 4 bulles famille, 47 interactions GloBI documentées sur 6 types (connectance 8.4%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). Les 4 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).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
175km
Max discharge
26,0m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
36
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.