Augine

The Augine is a Rivière of Vaud which runs in the small valley of Nozon. It is also called river of the medium of the world .

History

At the 16th century, the lord de Gingins it Sarraz, a lord of Sarraz, made divert part of the water of the Nozon towards his mill, the Bornu Mill, then in direction of the castle so that one can use it to fill the ditches. The river thus deviated always exists, under the name of Augine.

Geography

Augine comes from the Nozon, from which it separates with Pompaples and then passes by Sarraz. Instead of joining the Talent like the Nozon, it is thrown in the Venoge. Augine course thus less than 2 km.

Augine connects the Nozon (whose collecting basin is the the Rhine) and the Venoge (which leaves to the south towards the the Rhone). This particular geographical location is worth to him its nickname of river of the medium of the world .

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