The Senouire (; oc, Senoira) is a long river in the

Haute-Loire Haute-Loire (; oc, Naut Léger or ''Naut Leir''; English: Upper Loire) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, ...

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. Its source is at

Sembadel Sembadel (; Auvergnat: ''Sant Badèu'') is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The Senouire has its source in the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Loire department The following is a ...

. It flows generally west. It is a

right 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 drainag ...

of the Allier into which it flows between

Fontannes Fontannes (; oc, Fontannes) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Loire Departments of France, department in south-central France. Geography The Senouire forms part of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Allier (river), Al ...

and Vieille-Brioude, near

Brioude Brioude (; Auvergnat: ''Briude'') is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-central France. It lies on the banks of the river Allier, a tributary of the Loire. History At Brioude, the ancient ''B ...

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

, Bonneval,

La Chaise-Dieu La Chaise-Dieu (; Auvergnat: ''La Chasa Dieu'') is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Its inhabitants are called ''Casadéens'', from the Latin name of the city. Geography La Chaise-Dieu occupies a 1082 m butte ...

Malvières Malvières () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The Senouire forms most of the commune's western border. Population Sights *Arboretum de Charvols See also *Communes of the Haute-Loire department ...

, La Chapelle-Geneste,

Connangles Connangles () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), ...

, Saint-Pal-de-Senouire, La Chapelle-Bertin, Collat, Josat, Sainte-Marguerite, Mazerat-Aurouze, Paulhaguet, Salzuit, Domeyrat, Frugières-le-Pin, Lavaudieu,

, Vieille-Brioude

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Haute-Loire Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-river-stub