The Salleron (french: le Salleron) is a long river in the
Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne (; oc, Nauta Vinhana, ; English: Upper Vienne) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve departments that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitai ...
,
Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.[Indre
Indre (; oc, Endre) is a landlocked 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 administ ...]
departments in central France.
Its source is several small streams which converge in a pond at
Azat-le-Ris. It flows generally north. It is a
left tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
of the
Anglin
The Anglin () is a long river in the Creuse, Indre and Vienne departments in central France. Its source is near Azerables. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Gartempe, into which it flows near Angles-sur-l'Anglin.
Its ...
, into which it flows between
Concremiers
Concremiers () is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Geography
The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.
The Salleron forms part of the commune's western border, then flows into the Anglin. The villag ...
and
Ingrandes.
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
*Haute-Vienne:
Azat-le-Ris
*Vienne:
Lathus-Saint-Rémy,
Bourg-Archambault,
Saint-Léomer,
Journet
Journet () is a Communes of France, commune in the Vienne Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in western France.
Geography
The Salleron flows north-northwestward through the eastern part of the c ...
,
Béthines,
Haims
*Indre:
Concremiers
Concremiers () is a commune in the Indre department in central France.
Geography
The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne.
The Salleron forms part of the commune's western border, then flows into the Anglin. The villag ...
,
Ingrandes
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Indre
Rivers of Haute-Vienne
Rivers of Vienne
Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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