The Anglin () is a long river in the
Creuse
Creuse (; or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the east, Cor ...
,
Indre
Indre (); is a department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the ''Indriens'' (masculine; ) and ''Indriennes'' (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administrative region of Cent ...
and
Vienne departments
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in central France.
Its source is near
Azerables. It flows generally northwest. It is a
right tributary
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of the
Gartempe
The Gartempe () is a French river, long. It is a left tributary of the Creuse, which it joins in La Roche-Posay. Its source is in the municipality of Peyrabout.
Among its tributaries are the Anglin, the Brame, the Semme and the Ardour.
T ...
, into which it flows near
Angles-sur-l'Anglin.
Its main tributaries are the
Salleron, the
Abloux and the
Benaize.
The Anglin is one of France's few remaining "wild rivers" (rivers which have never been dammed). Anglin Castle is an 11th Century castle located high above the banks of the Anglin in the town of Angles-sur-l'Anglin.
Departments and communes along its course
The following list is ordered from source to mouth :
*Creuse:
Azerables
*Indre:
Mouhet,
La Châtre-Langlin,
Chaillac,
Dunet,
Lignac,
Chalais,
Bélâbre,
Mauvières,
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize,
Concremiers,
Ingrandes,
Mérigny
*Vienne:
Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, Angles-sur-l'Anglin
References
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire
Rivers of France
Rivers of Creuse
Rivers of Indre
Rivers of Vienne (department)
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