The Diège (; oc, Dieja) is a long

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

in the

Corrèze Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ...

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...

'', south central

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. Its source is at Saint-Setiers, on the

plateau de Millevaches 220px, Plateau de Millevaches The Plateau de Millevaches (; oc, Replanat de Miuvachas) is an upland area in Limousin a former administrative region of France. It covers approximately 3,500 km² and crosses the boundaries of three French d ...

, in the '' parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin''. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is name ...

into which it flows between

Roche-le-Peyroux Roche-le-Peyroux (; oc, Ròcha d'a Peirós) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography The river Diège forms all of the commune's northern and eastern boundaries, then flows into the Dordogne, which forms all of its ...

and

Saint-Julien-près-Bort Saint-Julien-près-Bort (, literally ''Saint-Julien near Bort''; oc, Sent Julian de Baurt) is a former commune situated in the Corrèze department, Central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Sarroux-Saint Julien.

, southwest of

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a population of 146,734 (2018). Its metropolitan area (''aire d'attract ...

. Its main tributary is the Liège.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Corrèze: Saint-Setiers, Sornac, Bellechassagne,

Saint-Germain-Lavolps Saint-Germain-Lavolps is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography The river Triouzoune forms part of the commune's southwestern aboundary; the Diège flows southeast through the commune. Population See also *Commu ...

, Saint-Pardoux-le-Vieux, Chaveroche, Ussel, Mestes, Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches, Chirac-Bellevue, Saint-Victour, Margerides, Saint-Étienne-la-Geneste, Sainte-Marie-Lapanouze,

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Corrèze Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-river-stub