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Monne
The Monne is a small torrential river that originates in the Puy-de-Dôme, near the col de la Croix-Morand, above the village of Mareuge, at above sea level. It joins the Veyre at , near Tallende. Geography The river is long. The Monne is part of a hydrographical whole, draining les monts Dore. The system is made up of rivers flowing eastward into the river Allier (river), Allier in the plains of the Limagne. To the south lies le pays des Couzes with, from south: la Couze d'Ardes, la Couze Pavin and la Couze Chambon; beyond flows la Monne and the Veyre. Continuing north one finds other rivers feeding from la chaîne des Domes : l'Auzon (river), Auzon, l'Artière and la Tiretaine which flows through Royat and Clermont-Ferrand. All rivers descending more than down to about etch the granitic ridge of la faille des Limagnes +/- deeply from west to east. The most wild and spectacular gorges are those of la Monne located between Olloix and Cournols. References {{reflist Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allier (river)
The Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) is a river in central France. It is a left tributary of the Loire. Its source is in the Massif Central, in the Lozère department, east of Mende. It flows generally north. It joins the Loire west of the city of Nevers. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . Departments and towns The Allier flows through the following departments, and along the following towns: * Allier: Moulins, Varennes-sur-Allier, Vichy, Saint-Yorre * Ardèche - the river runs along the border between this department and Lozère * Cher: Mornay-sur-Allier, Château-sur-Allier * Haute-Loire: Brioude, Langeac, Monistrol-d'Allier * Lozère: Langogne, La Bastide-Puylaurent * Nièvre * Puy-de-Dôme: Brassac-les-Mines, Auzat-sur-Allier, Issoire, Cournon-d'Auvergne, Pont-du-Château, Cournon-d'Auvergne Tributaries The main tributaries of the Allier are: * Chapeauroux (left side) * Senouire (right side) * Alagnon (left side) * Anse * Couze Pavin (left side) * Dore (right si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veyre
The Veyre is a left-bank tributary of the river Allier in the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Geography The Veyre is long. It has no concrete source given that it originates at the plateau des Monts Dore, from the confluence of two streams : la Narse et le Labadeau which begins at the Puy de Vedrine. La Veyre has the particularity of having had its flow breached around 10,000 years ago by a lava flow of the Puy de la Vache and the Puy de Lassolas which formed a volcanic reservoir, the lac d'Aydat. Shortly after the lac d’Aydat, the Veyre then disappears underneath the volcanic heath of la cheire d’Aydat, then reappears downstream of Saint-Saturnin. At Veyre-Monton, between Tallende and Veyre, it is joined by the Monne The Monne is a small torrential river that originates in the Puy-de-Dôme, near the col de la Croix-Morand, above the village of Mareuge, at above sea level. It joins the Veyre at , near Tallende. Geography The river is long. The Monne is pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Saturnin, Puy-de-Dôme
Saint-Saturnin (; Auvergnat: ''Sent Sadornin'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Its 12th century Romanesque church is a listed monument. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Puy-de-Dôme Plus Beaux Villages de France {{PuyDôme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of France
This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as ''fleuves'' when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as ''rivières'' when they flow into another river. The ''fleuves'' are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France. Tributary list North Sea The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west ( Calais). * Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) ** Moselle (in Koblenz, Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cournols
Cournols (; oc, Cornòls) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department Gallery File:Cournols dolmen2.jpg, Dolmen A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were somet ... de la Grotta in Cournois File:Cournols dolmen3.jpg References Communes of Puy-de-Dôme {{PuyDôme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olloix
Olloix () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 Communes of France, communes of the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Communes of Puy-de-Dôme {{PuyDôme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attraction'') had 504,157 inhabitants at the 2018 census.Comparateur de territoire: Aire d'attraction des villes 2020 de Clermont-Ferrand (022), Unité urbaine 2020 de Clermont-Ferrand (63701), Commune de Clermont-Ferrand (63113) INSEE It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture (capital) of the Puy-de-Dôme departments of France, department. Olivier Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royat
Royat (; Occitan: ''Roiat'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. As of 2019, its population was 4,359. Since Roman times, its thermal springs have made it a spa town, and the remains of the Roman baths are still visible. Population Points of interest * Arboretum de Royat * Jardin botanique d'Auvergne International relations Royat is twinned with Abertyleri, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 Communes of France, communes of the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department of France. Intercommunalities The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References Further reading * * External links *Official website*Unofficial website*Office of tourism website Communes of Puy-de-Dôme Spa towns in France {{PuyDôme-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couze Chambon
Couze is an Auvergnat word meaning torrent. It may refer to the following places in France: Watercourses * Couze (Corrèze), a river in Corrèze, a tributary of the Corrèze * Couze (Vézère), a river in Corrèze, a tributary of the Vézère * Couze (Dordogne), a river in Dordogne, a tributary of the Dordogne * Couze (Haute-Vienne), a river in Haute-Vienne, a tributary of the Gartempe * Couze Chambon, a river in Puy-de-Dôme, a tributary of the Allier * Couze Pavin, also known as the Couze d'Issoire or Couze de Besse, a river in the centre of France, a tributary of the Allier * Couze de Valbeleix, a tributary of the Couze Pavin Inhabited places Corrèze department * Lissac-sur-Couze, a commune Dordogne department * Couze, a former commune, now part of Couze-et-Saint-Front * Couze-et-Saint-Front, a commune * Port-de-Couze, in the commune of Lalinde, on the right bank of the Dordogne, opposite Couze-et-Saint-Front Haute-Vienne department * Saint-Symphorien-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auzon (river)
Auzon (; oc, Auson) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in south-central France. Population See also * Communes of the Haute-Loire department * Franks Casket References Communes of Haute-Loire {{HauteLoire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
