The Besbre () is a river in central France, a left
tributary
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of the
Loire
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...
. It is long.
Its source is on the mountain of Puy de Montoncel, northeast of
Thiers, in the
Massif Central
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Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,00 ...
. The Besbre flows generally north, through the following departments and towns:
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Allier
Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named afte ...
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Laprugne
Laprugne (; oc, Laprunha) is a commune in the Allier department in central France
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,
Lapalisse
Lapalisse (; oc, La Paliça) is a commune in the Allier department, central France. The organist Émile Bourdon (1884–1974) was born in Lapalisse. The 11th century Château de La Palice is located in the commune.
Population
See also
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Dompierre-sur-Besbre
Dompierre-sur-Besbre (, literally ''Dompierre on Besbre'') is a commune in the Allier department in central France.
Le Pal is an animal theme park in the municipality area of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre, close to Dompierre-sur-Besbre.
Populati ...
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Loire
The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...
:
Saint-Priest-la-Prugne
The Besbre flows into the river Loire north of Dompierre-sur-Besbre.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rivers of Allier
Rivers of Loire (department)
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