The Truyère () is a river in south-western France, right tributary of the

Lot Lot or LOT or The Lot or ''similar'' may refer to: Common meanings Areas * Land lot, an area of land * Parking lot, for automobiles *Backlot, in movie production Sets of items *Lot number, in batch production *Lot, a set of goods for sale togethe ...

. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, north of Mende. It flows generally west through the following '' départements'' and towns: * Lozère:

Le Malzieu-Ville Le Malzieu-Ville (; oc, Lo Malasiu) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Medieval ramparts. Church. Tourist office. Leisure Park along the river Truyère. Notable people * Vital de Lestang (1588-1621), Bishop of Carcasson ...

* Cantal * Aveyron:

Entraygues-sur-Truyère Entraygues-sur-Truyère (Languedocien: ''Entraigas'') is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Geography The village is located from Paris and from Toulouse. Population Transportation Entraygues-sur-Truyère can be reac ...

The Truyère flows into the Lot in

. Its main tributaries are the Bès near

Albaret-le-Comtal Albaret-le-Comtal (; oc, Aubaret lo Comtal) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Population Economy The village lies at the foot of a hydroelectric plant. The plant was built between 1916 and 1919 to supply energy to the ...

, the

Goul Goul is a river in the Massif Central of France. It runs through the Cantal (Vezels-Roussy, Leucamp, Ladinhac, Lapeyrugue, Cros-de-Ronesque, Jou-sous-Monjou, Saint-Clément, Pailherols, Taussac, Raulhac) and the Aveyron ( Saint-Hippolyte, M ...

near Saint-Hippolyte and the

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near

Campouriez Campouriez (; oc, Camporiès) is a commune in the Aveyron department of southern France. It is part of the former province of Rouergue, which utilised the Rouergat dialect of Languedocien Occitan. Inhabitants of Campouriez are called Campo ...

. The Truyère feeds several reservoirs, like the

Lac de Grandval Lac de Grandval is a lake in Cantal, France. At an elevation of 742 m, its surface area is 11 km². The lake lies in the communes of Alleuze, Faverolles and Fridefont; at its western end is the hydroelectric dam Hydroelectricity, or ...

and the Lac de Barrage de Sarrans, to supply hydroelectricity. The Garabit Viaduct, built by Gustave Eiffel, spans the Truyère near

Ruynes-en-Margeride Ruynes-en-Margeride is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a list of the 246 communes of the Cantal department of France. Intercommunaliti ...

. File:France, Aveyron, Barrage de Sarrans.jpg, Sarrans hydroelectric dam File:Truyère Château d'Alleuze.jpg, Truyère river and

Château d'Alleuze The Château d'Alleuze is a ruined castle situated in the commune of Alleuze, in the Cantal ''département'' of France. Built in the 13th century by the constables of Auvergne, it belonged to the bishops of Clermont. During the Hundred Years ...

File:Truyère Grandval.jpg, Truyère river at

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Aveyron Rivers of Cantal Rivers of Lozère Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub