Fier (river)

Fier
The Fier
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Manigod
• coordinates	45°48′45″N 06°25′03″E
• elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
Mouth
• location	Rhône
• coordinates	45°56′21″N 05°49′55″E
• elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Length	72.2 km (44.9 mi)
Basin size	1,380 km2 (530 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	41.2 m3/s (1,450 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea
Tributaries
• left	Thiou, Chéran

The Fier (French pronunciation: [fjɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a 72.2 km (44.9 mi) long river in the Haute-Savoie and Savoie départements, southeastern France. Its source is at Manigod, in the Aravis Range. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Rhône into which it flows at Seyssel.

Among its tributaries are the Chéran and the Thiou, that drains Lake Annecy.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Haute-Savoie: Manigod, Les Clefs, Thônes, La Balme-de-Thuy, Alex, Dingy-Saint-Clair, Annecy-le-Vieux, Nâves-Parmelan, Villaz, Argonay, Pringy, Metz-Tessy, Meythet, Annecy, Cran-Gevrier, Poisy, Chavanod, Lovagny, Étercy, Vaulx, Hauteville-sur-Fier, Sales, Vallières, Rumilly, Moye, Lornay, Val-de-Fier,
• Savoie: Motz
• Haute-Savoie: Seyssel