The Rhue (; also called Grande Rhue, ) is a

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in the

Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; oc, label=Auvergnat, lo Puèi de Doma or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152.Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour, Cantal, Saint ...

and

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, ...

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'', south central

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. Its source is at

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (; oc, Bèssa), also known as Besse-en-Chandesse (its official name from April 2, 1961 to July 1, 1973), or Besse (its name before 1961), is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central Fr ...

, near

Super Besse Super Besse is a winter sports resort located in Massif Central, France. Geography Super Besse located in the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (''Parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne'' in the department of Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne ...

, in the '' parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne'', southeast of the ''

puy de Sancy Puy de Sancy (, ; oc, label=Auvergnat, Puèi de la Crotz , ) is the highest mountain in the Massif Central. It is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been inactive for about 220,000 years. The northern and southern slopes are used fo ...

''. It flows generally southwest. It is a

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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 named af ...

into which it flows at

Bort-les-Orgues Bort-les-Orgues (; oc, Bòrt) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne. The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne. ...

. Its main tributaries are the Santoire, the Petite Rhue and the Tarentaine.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Puy-de-Dôme:

, Picherande, Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues *Cantal:

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, Condat, Saint-Amandin, Montboudif, Trémouille,

Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil (; Auvergnat: ''Sent Estèfe de Chaumelh'') is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. It belongs to the Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne. Geography The river Rhue forms all of the ...

Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal (; oc, Champs e Marchalm) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Geography The river Rhue forms all of the commune's southern border. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal depart ...

, Antignac, Vebret *Corrèze:

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Puy-de-Dôme Rivers of Cantal Rivers of Corrèze Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-river-stub