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This is a list of rivers that are at least partially in France. The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in ''italics''. For clarity, only rivers that are longer than 50 km (or have longer tributaries) are shown. In French, rivers are traditionally classified either as ''fleuves'' when they flow into the sea (or into a desert or lake), or as ''rivières'' when they flow into another river. The ''fleuves'' are shown in bold. For an alphabetical overview of rivers of France, see the category Rivers of France.


Tributary list


North Sea

The rivers in this section are sorted north-east (Netherlands) to south-west (
Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...
). * Rhine/Rhin (main branch at Hook of Holland, Netherlands) **
Moselle The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany. It is a bank (geography), left bank tributary of the Rhine, which it jo ...
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Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...
, Germany) *** Saar/Sarre (near Konz, Germany) ****
Nied The Nied (; ) is a river in Lorraine, France, and Saarland, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Saar. It is formed where two streams converge: the ''Nied allemande'' ("German Nied") and the ''Nied française'' ("French Nied"), which join in ...
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Rehlingen-Siersburg Rehlingen-Siersburg is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 8 km northwest of Saarlouis, and 30 km northwest of Saarbrücken. Geography Location Rehlingen i ...
, Germany) **** Blies (in
Sarreguemines Sarreguemines (; German: ''Saargemünd'' , Lorraine Franconian: ''Saargemìnn'') is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. It is the seat of an arrondissement and a canton. As of t ...
) *** '' Sauer/Sûre'' (in
Wasserbillig Wasserbillig ( lb, Waasserbëlleg ) is a town in the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Mertert, in eastern Luxembourg. , Wasserbillig has 2,186 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in Mertert. Wasserbillig is the administrative seat of ...
, Luxembourg) **** Alzette (in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg) ***
Orne (Moselle) The Orne () is a river in Grand Est, north-eastern France, which is a left tributary of the Moselle and sub-tributary of the Rhine. Its source is in the hills northeast of Verdun. It flows east and joins the Moselle near Mondelange, between M ...
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Mondelange Mondelange (; ) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Moselle department The following is a list of the 725 communes of the Moselle department of France. The c ...
) *** Seille (in Metz) ***
Rupt de Mad The Rupt de Mad () is a long river in the Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle'' départements'', northeastern France. Its source is several small streams which rise at Geville, northwest of Toul. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of ...
(in Arnaville) *** Meurthe (in
Frouard Frouard () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in the region of Grand Est, north-eastern France. It is located 10 km north of Nancy near the confluence of the Moselle and Meurthe. It is noted for its Medieval mill; and was ...
) **** Mortagne (in
Mont-sur-Meurthe Mont-sur-Meurthe () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, where the river Mortagne flows into the Meurthe. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Mose ...
) *** Madon (in
Pont-Saint-Vincent Pont-Saint-Vincent () is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Madon flows into the Moselle in the commune. See also *Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list ...
) *** Vologne (in
Pouxeux Pouxeux () is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France. Inhabitants are called ''Pexéens''. Geography Pouxeux lies on the left bank of the Moselle, opposite its confluence with the little river Vologne. Remiremon ...
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Lauter Lauter may refer to: People * Lauter (surname) Places *Lauter, Saxony, town in the district of Aue-Schwarzenberg, Saxony, Germany * Lauter, Bavaria, village in the district of Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany Rivers * Lauter (Baunach), tributary to th ...
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Lauterbourg Lauterbourg ( or ; ) (historically in English: Lauterburgh) is a Communes of France, commune and Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France. Situated on the Germany, German border a ...
) ** Moder (in
Neuhaeusel Neuhaeusel () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Bas-Rhin department The following is a list of the 514 communes of the Bas-Rhin department of France. The communes co ...
) **
Sauer The Sauer (German and Luxembourgish, , ) or Sûre ( French, ) is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. A left tributary of the Moselle, its total length is . Rising near Vaux-sur-Sûre in the Ardennes in southeastern Belgium, the Sauer f ...
(in Seltz) **
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(near La Wantzenau) ***
Thur Thur may refer to: *Thur (France), a river in Alsace, France *Thur (Rhine), a river in East Switzerland *Thursday, as an abbreviation *''Thur.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for French botanist Gustave Thuret Gustave Adolphe Thuret (23 May 1 ...
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Ensisheim Ensisheim (; gsw-FR, Anze) is a Communes of France, commune in the Haut-Rhin Departments of France, department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is also the birthplace of the composer Léon Boëllmann. The Germanic languages, Germanic et ...
) * Meuse (main branch near Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands) **
Faux Faux may refer to: People *Faux (surname) Places Places in Belgium * Faux, a village in the Belgian commune of Court-Saint-Étienne Places in France * Faux, Ardennes, French commune of the Ardennes department * Faux, Dordogne, French commune of t ...
(in Revin, France) **
Sambre The Sambre (; nl, Samber, ) is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it joins in the Wallonian capital Namur. The source of the Sambre is near Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, in the Aisne ...
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Namur Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namu ...
, Belgium) ** Semois/Semoy (in Monthermé) **
Sormonne Sormonne () is a commune in the Ardennes department and Grand Est region of north-eastern France. Geography The river Sormonne, a left tributary of the Meuse, flows through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes departmen ...
(in Warcq) **
Bar Bar or BAR may refer to: Food and drink * Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages * Candy bar * Chocolate bar Science and technology * Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment * Bar (tropical cyclone), a layer of cloud * Bar (u ...
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Dom-le-Mesnil Dom-le-Mesnil () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 449 communes of the Ardennes department of France. The communes cooper ...
) ** Chiers (in
Bazeilles Bazeilles () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt and Villers-Cernay were merged into Bazeilles. The inhabitants of the commune are ...
) *** Othain (in
Montmédy Montmédy (, german: Mittelberg) is a commune in the Meuse department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. Citadel of Montmédy In 1221 the first castle of Montmédy was built on top of a hill by the Count of Chiny. Montmédy soon became the ...
) * Scheldt/Escaut (near Vlissingen, Netherlands) ** Lys (in Ghent, Belgium) *** Deûle (in
Deûlémont Deûlémont (; from nl, Deulemonde) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Situated at the confluence of the rivers Deûle and Lys, it is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord d ...
) ** Scarpe (in
Mortagne-du-Nord Mortagne-du-Nord () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It lies on the border with Belgium, on the river Scheldt. Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord ...
) ** Haine (in Condé-sur-l'Escaut) *
Yser The Yser ( , ; nl, IJzer ) is a river that rises in French Flanders (the north of France), enters the Belgian province of West Flanders and flows through the '' Ganzepoot'' and into the North Sea at the town of Nieuwpoort. The source of the Ys ...
(in Nieuwpoort, Belgium) * Aa (in Gravelines)


English Channel

The rivers in this section are sorted east (
Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...
) to west ( Brest). *
Slack Slack may refer to: Places * Slack, West Yorkshire, a village in Calderdale, England * The Slack, a village in County Durham, England * Slack (river), a river in Pas-de-Calais department, France * Slacks Creek, Queensland, a suburb of Logan City, ...
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Fort Mahon Fort Mahon (french: Fort d'Ambleteuse or ''Fort Vauban'') is a sea fort by the commune of Ambleteuse in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France. The fort was built at the end of the 17th century by the military architect Vauban on the orders of Louis ...
) * Canche (in
Étaples Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer (; vls, Stapel, lang; pcd, Étape) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river. History Étaples takes its name from having been a medieval ...
) * Authie (near Berck) *
Somme __NOTOC__ Somme or The Somme may refer to: Places *Somme (department), a department of France *Somme, Queensland, Australia *Canal de la Somme, a canal in France *Somme (river), a river in France Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Somme'' (book), a ...
(near Abbeville) **
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(in Amiens) *
Bresle Bresle () is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography Bresle is situated on the D226 road, some northwest of Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; pcd, Anmien, or ) is a city and commune in norther ...
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Le Tréport Le Tréport () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, France. Geography A small fishing port and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D 940, the D 78 and th ...
) * Arques (in Dieppe) ** Béthune (in
Arques-la-Bataille Arques-la-Bataille () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) was born in Arques. Geography Arques is situated near the conflue ...
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(in Le Havre) ** Risle (in
Berville-sur-Mer Berville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Norman department of Eure in northern France. The village is located on the banks of the Seine estuary, and was the crossing point of the river before the Pont de Normandie opened. It is the location of the lo ...
) *** Charentonne (near Bernay) **
Eure Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.Pont-de-l'Arche) ***
Iton Iton () is a river in Normandy, France, left tributary of the river Eure. It is long. Its source is near Moulins-la-Marche. For about 10 km between Orvaux and Glisolles, it disappears and pursues a subterranean course. The Iton flows thro ...
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Louviers Louviers () is a Communes of France, commune in the Eure Departments of France, department in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy in north-western France. Louviers is from Paris and from Rouen. Population History Prehistory In the ...
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Dreux Dreux () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Geography Dreux lies on the small river Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, about 35 km north of Chartres. Dreux station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granvi ...
) ** Andelle (in
Pîtres Pîtres (; medieval Pistres) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France. It lies on the Seine. History Historically, it had a bridge to prevent Vikings from sailing up the river to Paris. It was here that King Char ...
) ** Epte (near Vernon) ** Oise (in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, west of Paris) ***
Thérain The Thérain () is a river in France, tributary of the Oise. It is long. It rises between Saint-Michel-d'Halescourt and Grumesnil in Seine-Maritime at 175 meters elevation. It flows generally southeast, through Songeons, Milly-sur-Thérain, ...
(in Creil) ***
Aisne Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.Compiègne) **** Vesle (in
Condé-sur-Aisne Condé-sur-Aisne () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 799 communes in the French department of Aisne. Th ...
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Suippe The Suippe () is an long river in Marne and Aisne départements, in north-eastern France. Its source is at Somme-Suippe. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aisne, into which it flows at Condé-sur-Suippe. Départements ...
(in Condé-sur-Suippe) **** Aire (near Grandpré) *** Ailette (in Quierzy) *** Serre (in La Fère) **
Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in northeastern France named after the river * La Marne, a commune in western France *Marne, a legislative constituency (France) Nethe ...
(in Ivry-sur-Seine, south-east of Paris) *** Grand Morin (near Meaux) ****
Aubetin The Aubetin is a long river in the Marne and Seine-et-Marne ''départements'', northeastern France. Its source is at Les Essarts-le-Vicomte, northeast of Nogent-sur-Seine. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Grand M ...
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Pommeuse Pommeuse () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Its inhabitants are called Pommeusiens. Geography Pommeuse is located in the valley of the Grand Morin and on the nort ...
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Ourcq The Ourcq (, ''Urc'' in 855) is an river in France, a right tributary of the Marne. Its source is near the village Ronchères, and its course crosses the departments of Aisne, Oise, and Seine-et-Marne. It flows southwest through the towns of ...
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Lizy-sur-Ourcq Lizy-sur-Ourcq (, literally ''Lizy on Ourcq'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants are called ''Lizéens''. Localisation Lizy-sur-Ourcq is located at 16 ...
) *** Petit Morin (in
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre La Ferté-sous-Jouarre () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, département in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. It is located at a crossing point over the river Marne ...
) *** Saulx (in
Vitry-le-François Vitry-le-François () is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France. It is located on the river Marne and is the western terminus of the Marne–Rhine Canal. Vitry-le-François station has rail connections to Paris, Reims, Strasbour ...
) **** Chée (in
Vitry-en-Perthois Vitry-en-Perthois () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. History Vitry-en-Perthois was called ''Vitry-le-Brûlé'' (Vitry the burnt) after being burnt two times; in 1142 by the armies of Louis VII of France and in 1544 ...
) **** Ornain (in Pargny-sur-Saulx) *** Blaise (in
Arrigny Arrigny () is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Geography The river Blaise flows into the Marne Marne can refer to: Places France *Marne (river), a tributary of the Seine *Marne (department), a département in north ...
) ** Orge (in Athis-Mons) ** Essonne (in Corbeil-Essonnes) ***
Juine The Juine () is a French river, long. It is a left tributary of the river Essonne. Its source is in Loiret, in the forest of Chambaudoin, less than 3 km south-west from Autruy-sur-Juine. Its name originates in the hamlet of Juines which ...
(in Ballancourt-sur-Essonne) ** Loing (near Moret-sur-Loing) *** Ouanne (in
Conflans-sur-Loing Conflans-sur-Loing (, literally ''Conflans on Loing'') is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. See also * Communes of the Loiret department The following is the list of the 325 communes of the Loiret department of Fran ...
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Lunain The Lunain () is a long river in the Yonne and Seine-et-Marne departments in north-central France. It is a right tributary of the Loing. Its source is in Yonne, less than south-west of Égriselles-le-Bocage. It joins the Loing at Épisy in Seine ...
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Épisy Épisy () is a former commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Moret-Loing-et-Orvanne.Yonne (in Montereau-Fault-Yonne) ***
Armançon The river Armançon () drains part of north-western Burgundy in France. It is long. It rises at Meilly-sur-Rouvres in the department of Côte-d'Or and flows into the Yonne (right bank) at Migennes. Its source is at about above sea level and it ...
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Migennes Migennes () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. Laroche-Migennes station has rail connections to Dijon, Paris, Auxerre, Corbigny and Avallon. Population Town partnership * Simmern, Rhinela ...
) *** Serein (in
Bassou Bassou () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yonne Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department References

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(near Vermenton) ** Aube (near
Romilly-sur-Seine Romilly-sur-Seine (, literally ''Romilly on Seine'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Population International relations Romilly-sur-Seine is twinned with: * Milford Haven, United Kingdom * Gotha, Germany * Lüd ...
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Voire The Voire () is a small river in France, in the drainage basin of the Seine. It is long. Its source is in Mertrud, in the Haute-Marne department. It flows through Montier-en-Der and Puellemontier, and empties into the river Aube at Chalette-su ...
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Chalette-sur-Voire Chalette-sur-Voire (, literally ''Chalette on Voire'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Aube department The following is a list of the 431 communes of the Aube department o ...
) *** Aujon (in Longchamp-sur-Aujon) ** Barse (in
Troyes Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...
) ** Ource (in Bar-sur-Seine) * Touques (in Deauville) * Dives (in Cabourg) * Orne (in
Ouistreham Ouistreham () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy region in northwestern France. Ouistreham is a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a ferry harbour. It serves as the port of the city of Caen. The town borders the mo ...
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Vire Vire () is a town and a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Vire Normandie. Geography The town is located on the river Vire. Much of it ...
(near Isigny-sur-Mer) **
Aure Aure may refer to: Places France * Aure, Ardennes, a commune of the Ardennes ''département'' * Aure (river), a river in northwestern France Norway * Aure, Norway, a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county * Aure (village), a village in Aure Mun ...
(in Isigny-sur-Mer) * Douve (near Carentan) *
Sée The Sée is a 79 km long river in the Manche department, Normandy, France, beginning near Sourdeval. It empties into the bay of Mont Saint-Michel (part of the English Channel) in Avranches, close to the mouth of the Sélune The Sélune is ...
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Avranches Avranches (; nrf, Avraunches) is a commune in the Manche department, and the region of Normandy, northwestern France. It is a subprefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called ''Avranchinais''. History By the end of the Roman period, t ...
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Sélune The Sélune is an 85 km long river in the Manche department, Normandy, France, beginning near Saint-Cyr-du-Bailleul. It empties into the bay of Mont Saint-Michel (part of the English Channel) near Avranches, close to the mouth of the Sée ...
(near Avranches) * Couesnon (near
Mont-Saint-Michel Mont-Saint-Michel (; Norman: ''Mont Saint Miché''; ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy, France. The island lies approximately off the country's north-western coast, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches and is ...
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Rance Rance may refer to: Places * Rance (river), northwestern France * Rancé, a commune in eastern France, near Lyon * Ranče, a small settlement in Slovenia * Rance, Wallonia, part of the municipality of Sivry-Rance ** Rouge de Rance, a Devonian re ...
(in Saint-Malo) * Trieux (near Lézardrieux)


Atlantic Ocean

The rivers in this section are sorted north ( Brest) to south (Spain). *
Élorn The Élorn (; br, Elorn) is a long river in Brittany, France. Its source is in the monts d'Arrée, north-northeast of Le Tuchenn Kador, and it then runs through several small towns such as Sizun and Landivisiau before flowing out into the roa ...
(near Brest) *
Aulne The Aulne ( br, Aon) is a long river of Brittany in north-western France, flowing down the hills and emptying into the roadstead of Brest, one of the many fjord-like bays just south of Brest. The river is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest, th ...
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Logonna-Daoulas Logonna-Daoulas (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population Inhabitants of Logonna-Daoulas are called in French ''Logonnais''. See also *Communes of the Finistère department *Parc naturel r ...
) * Odet (near Quimper) * Laïta (in
Guidel Guidel (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Guidel are called in French ''Guidélois''. Population Cemetery The communal cemetery, containing 108 tombs from the World War II, has bee ...
) ** Ellé (in Quimperlé) * Blavet (in Lorient) **
Ével The Ével (; br, Evel) is a long river in the Morbihan ''département'', western France. Its source is near ''la Bottine'', a hamlet in Radenac. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a left tributary of the Blavet into which it flows between ...
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Baud, Morbihan Baud (''Baod'' in Breton) is a commune in the Morbihan département in Brittany in northwestern France. Overview There are many flower beds on the approaches to the town and in the area around the church. The "Town Centre" is the highest point ...
) * Vilaine (in Pénestin) ** Oust (in Redon) *** Arz (in
Saint-Jean-la-Poterie Saint-Jean-la-Poterie (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Geography The river Arz forms part of the commune's northern border, then flows into the Oust, which forms most of its eastern boundary. De ...
) *** Aff (in Glénac) ** Don (in
Massérac Massérac (; Gallo: ''Macérac'', br, Merzhereg) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following is a list of the 207 communes of the Loire-At ...
) ** Chère (in
Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine (, literally ''Sainte-Anne on Vilaine''; br, Santez-Anna-ar-Gwilen) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The river Chère forms all of the commune's southern border, ...
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Semnon The Semnon (; br, Sevnon) is a long river in the Mayenne, Maine-et-Loire, Ille-et-Vilaine and Loire-Atlantique ''départements'', northwestern France. Its source is at Congrier. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the V ...
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Bourg-des-Comptes Bourg-des-Comptes (; br, Gwikomm; Gallo: ''Bórg-Cons'') is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. Geography The river Semnon forms all of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Vilaine, whi ...
) ** Meu (in Goven) ** Ille (in
Rennes Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
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Saint-Nazaire Saint-Nazaire (; ; Gallo: ''Saint-Nazère/Saint-Nazaer'') is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France, in traditional Brittany. The town has a major harbour on the right bank of the Loire estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean ...
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Sèvre Nantaise The Sèvre Nantaise () is a river in the Pays de la Loire regions in western France. It is a left-bank tributary of the Loire. Its total length is . Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres department, near Secondigny. It flows from south to north thro ...
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Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...
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Erdre The Erdre (; br, Erzh) is a long river in western France, right tributary to the Loire. Its source is in the Maine-et-Loire '' department'', near La Pouëze. It flows through the ''departments'' Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique. The Erdre me ...
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Èvre The Èvre () is a long river in western France, left tributary of the Loire. Its source is at Vezins, northeast of the village. It flows into the Loire at Le Marillais, east of the village. The Èvre flows through the following communes in t ...
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Le Marillais Le Marillais () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Mauges-sur-Loire.Layon The Layon () is a long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire departments in western France. Its source is near Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Loire, into which it flows near Chal ...
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Oudon Oudon () is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population Gallery ChateauDeOudon-20120401.jpg, Oudon Castle OudonMenhir 4.jpg, Menhir of "Pierre blanche" Town twinning * Batheaston, Somerset, Great Britain R ...
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Le Lion-d'Angers Le Lion-d'Angers is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Andigné was merged into Le Lion-d'Angers.Verzée The Verzée () is a river in the Loire-Atlantique and Maine-et-Loire ''départements'', western France. Its source is at Soudan. It flows generally east-southeast. It is a right tributary of the Oudon into which it flows at Segré. Communes ...
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Segré Segré () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Segré-en-Anjou Bleu.Ernée (in
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne (, literally ''Saint-Jean on Mayenne'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department o ...
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Loir The Loir () is a long river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir department, north of Illiers-Combray. It joins the river Sarthe in Briollay, north of the city of Angers. It is indirectly a ...
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Lavenay Lavenay () is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée.Vaige The Vaige () is a long river in the Mayenne and Sarthe departments in western France. This list is ordered from source to mouth: *In Mayenne, the Vaige has its source in Saint-Léger then waters the following villages: Vaiges, Saint-Georges- ...
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Sablé-sur-Sarthe Sablé-sur-Sarthe (, literally ''Sablé on Sarthe''), commonly referred to as Sablé, is a commune in the Sarthe department, in the Pays de la Loire region, western France. It is about 50 km northeast of Angers. Population Geography The Va ...
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Vègre The Vègre () is an long river in the Sarthe department in western France. Its source is near Rouessé-Vassé. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Sarthe, into which it flows near Avoise. Communes along its course This list ...
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Avoise Avoise () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Geography The Vègre flows southward through the western part of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River, which forms all of the co ...
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Huisne The Huisne () is a long river in France. It is a left tributary of the river Sarthe, which it meets in Le Mans. Its source is near the town of Pervenchères, in the Orne department. The Huisne flows through the following departments and towns: ...
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Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ...
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Saumur Saumur () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc.. Saumur statio ...
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Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay () is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. See also *Communes of the Deux-Sèvres department The following is a list of the 256 communes of the Deux-Sèvres department of France. The communes coo ...
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Thouaret The Thouaret () is a river in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is a right tributary of the Thouet. Its source is in the commune of Chanteloup, and its course crosses the department of Deux-Sèvres, where it flows northeast t ...
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Candes-Saint-Martin Candes-Saint-Martin () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department, central France. It overlooks the confluence of the Vienne and Loire rivers from a steep hill on the left bank of the Loire, and marks the boundary between the modern department ...
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Châtellerault Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; oc, Chastelairaud) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the re ...
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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 ...
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Angles-sur-l'Anglin Angles-sur-l'Anglin (, literally ''Angles on the Anglin'') is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It has been selected as one of the most beautiful villages of France. The Château d'Angles-sur ...
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Salleron The Salleron (french: le Salleron) is a long river in the Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Indre 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 tributar ...
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Benaize The Benaize (; oc, Benesa, or ) is a long river in the Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Indre departments, central France. Its source is near La Souterraine. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Anglin, into which it flo ...
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Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize (, literally ''Saint-Hilaire on Benaize'') is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Geography The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne. The river Benaize forms part of the commune ...
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Bouzanne The Bouzanne (french: la Bouzanne, ) is an long river in the Indre ''département'' of central France, and is a tributary of the Creuse. Its source is in the commune of Aigurande, northwest of the town itself, near the hamlet of ''la Bouzanne' ...
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Petite Creuse The Petite Creuse (french: la Petite Creuse, the small Creuse) is a long river in Allier and Creuse Departments of France, departments, in central France. Its source is at Treignat, southeast of the village. It is a left tributary of the Creuse ...
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Fresselines Fresselines (; oc, Fraisselinas) is a Communes of France, commune in the Creuse Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in central France. Geography A tourism and farming village situated some nort ...
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Châtellerault Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; oc, Chastelairaud) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the re ...
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Clouère The Clouère (french: la Clouère, ) is a river that flows through the west-central French departments of Charente and Vienne. Its source is at Lessac, from which it flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Clain, into which ...
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Condat-sur-Vienne Condat-sur-Vienne (, literally ''Condat on Vienne''; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Geography The river Briance forms most of the commune's southern border, then flows into the V ...
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Taurion The Taurion (; oc, Taurion), as it is known in Haute-Vienne, or Thaurion, as it is known in Creuse, is a 107.5 km long river in western France, tributary of the Vienne river. Its source is at an altitude of 785 m on the Plateau de Millevach ...
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Saint-Priest-Taurion Saint-Priest-Taurion (; oc, Sent Prech) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Its area code is 87178 and, its zip code is 87480. See also *Communes of the Haute-Vienne department T ...
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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 ...
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Indrois The Indrois () is a long river in the Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments in central France. Its source is at Villegouin. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Indre, into which it flows at Azay-sur-Indre. Departments an ...
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Azay-sur-Indre Azay-sur-Indre (, literally ''Azay on Indre'') is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. Geography The Indrois flows west through the eastern part of the commune, then flows into the Indre. The village lies in the middle o ...
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Villandry Villandry () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. The Château de Villandry is located there. Population See also *Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 272 communes of the Ind ...
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Sauldre The Sauldre (, ) is a long river in central France, a right tributary of the Cher. Its source is near the village of Montigny, southwest of Sancerre. The Sauldre flows generally northwest, through the following departments and towns: * Cher: V ...
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Selles-sur-Cher Selles-sur-Cher (, ) is a commune in the French department of Loir-et-Cher, administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. The name of the commune is known internationally for its goat cheese, Selles-sur-Cher, which was first made in t ...
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Villeherviers Villeherviers () is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. Geography The Rère flows northwest through the eastern part of the commune, then flows into the Sauldre, which flows southwest through the middle of the commune. ...
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Bourges Bourges () is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre. It is the capital of the department of Cher, and also was the capital city of the former province of Berry. History The name of the commune derives either from the Bituriges, t ...
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Tardes Tardes (; oc, Tardas) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key deve ...
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Évaux-les-Bains Évaux-les-Bains (; oc, Evahon) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. History A spa town founded by the Romans in the first century, who developed thermal baths and called the place “Ivaonu ...
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Chambon-sur-Voueize Chambon-sur-Voueize (, literally ''Chambon on Voueize''; oc, Chambon) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small town and several ...
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Chaumont-sur-Loire Chaumont-sur-Loire (, ), commonly known as Chaumont, is a commune and town in the Loir-et-Cher department and the administrative region of Centre-Val de Loire, France, known for its historical defensive walls and its castle. Château de Chaumont- ...
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Cosson The Cosson () is a long river in central France, a right tributary of the river Beuvron. Its source is near the village of Vannes-sur-Cosson, Sologne. The Cosson flows through the following departments and communes: * Loiret: La Ferté-Saint- ...
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Vauvise The Vauvise (french: la Vauvise) is a long river in the Cher department in central France. Its source is at Nérondes. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Loire, into which it flows at Saint-Satur, near Sancerre. Communes alo ...
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Saint-Satur Saint-Satur () is a commune in the Cher department in central France. It is a medieval town near the river Loire in the former province of Berry. History Located in the area of Gaul settled by the powerful Celtic tribe, the Bituriges, or the " ...
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Allier Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named afte ...
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Sioule The Sioule (; oc, Siula) is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the river Allier. Its source is near the village of Orcival, north of Mont-Dore, in the Massif Central. The Sioule has cut a deep gorge, especially in its upper cou ...
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La Ferté-Hauterive La Ferté-Hauterive () is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a list of the 317 communes of the Allier department of France. Intercommunalities ...
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Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule (, literally ''Saint-Pourçain on Sioule''; Auvergnat: ''Sant Porçanh de Siula'') is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is named after Saint Pourçain, a 6th century AD ...
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Jumeaux Jumeaux () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department of France. Intercommunalities ...
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Senouire The Senouire (; oc, Senoira) is a long river in the Haute-Loire'' département'', south-central France. Its source is at Sembadel. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Allier into which it flows between Fontannes and Vieill ...
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Chapeauroux The Chapeauroux () is a long river in the Lozère and Haute-Loire ''départements'', south-central France. Its source is near Estables, in the Margeride. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of the Allier into which it flows bet ...
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Besbre The Besbre () is a river in central France, a left tributary of the Loire. It is long. Its source is on the mountain of Puy de Montoncel, northeast of Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme, Thiers, in the Massif Central. The Besbre flows generally north, through ...
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Dompierre-sur-Besbre Dompierre-sur-Besbre (, literally ''Dompierre on Besbre'') is a commune in the Allier department in central France. Le Pal is an animal theme park in the municipality area of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre, close to Dompierre-sur-Besbre. Populati ...
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Arroux The Arroux () is a river in central France. It is a right tributary of the Loire. It is long. Its source is east of Arnay-le-Duc, in Côte-d'Or. The Arroux flows generally south through the following departments and towns: * Côte-d'Or: Arnay-le ...
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Digoin Digoin () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The junction of the '' Canal du Centre'' and the '' Canal latéral à la Loire'' is near Digoin. Geography The river Bourbinc ...
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Bourbince The Bourbince () is an long river in the Saône-et-Loire ''département'', in central eastern France. Its source is at Montcenis. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the river Arroux into which it flows at Digoin. Communes ...
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Digoin Digoin () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The junction of the '' Canal du Centre'' and the '' Canal latéral à la Loire'' is near Digoin. Geography The river Bourbinc ...
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Arconce The Arconce () is a long river in the Saône-et-Loire department in central France. Its source is in Mary, southwest of the village. It is a right tributary of the Loire, into which it flows at Varenne-Saint-Germain, northwest of the village. ...
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Varenne-Saint-Germain Varenne-Saint-Germain () is a Communes of France, commune in the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography Varenne-Saint-Germain is bordered by the ...
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Lignon du Forez The Lignon du Forez (, literally ''Lignon of the Forez''; also called ''Lignon de Chalmazel'', literally ''Lignon of Chalmazel'') is a long river in the Loire department, east-central France. Its source is near Chalmazel. It flows generally ea ...
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Lignon du Velay The Lignon du Velay (, literally ''Lignon of the Velay'') is an long river in the Ardèche and Haute-Loire departments, south-central France. Its source is near Chaudeyrolles. It flows generally north. It is a right tributary of the Loire, i ...
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Monistrol-sur-Loire Monistrol-sur-Loire is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Lay Lay may refer to: Places *Lay Range, a subrange of mountains in British Columbia, Canada *Lay, Loire, a French commune *Lay (river), France *Lay, Iran, a village *Lay, Kansas, United States, an unincorporated community People * Lay (surname) * ...
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Yon Yon may refer to: * Yon (name), including a list of people with the name * Yon (river), France * Yon Mound and Village Site, a prehistoric archaeological site in Florida * ''Yön'' ("Direction" in English), a Turkish weekly leftist political magaz ...
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Le Champ-Saint-Père Le Champ-Saint-Père () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon forms all of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Lay, which forms all of its eastern b ...
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Smagne The Smagne () is a river in the Vendée ''département'', western France. Its source is near Bourseguin, a hamlet in Bourneau. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Lay into which it flows between Bessay and Mareuil-sur-Lay-Di ...
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Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Smagne forms part of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Lay, which flows southwestward throug ...
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Sèvre Niortaise The Sèvre Niortaise () is a long river in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres department, near Sepvret, north of Melle. It flows through t ...
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Charente Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; oc, Charanta ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, an ...
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Rochefort Rochefort () may refer to: Places France * Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, in the Charente-Maritime department ** Arsenal de Rochefort, a former naval base and dockyard * Rochefort, Savoie in the Savoie department * Rochefort-du-Gard, in the Ga ...
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Boutonne The Boutonne () is a long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime departments in western France. Its source is in the village of Chef-Boutonne (french: head of the Boutonne). It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Ch ...
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Cabariot Cabariot () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Geography The river Boutonne forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Charente, which forms all of its southwestern border. Populati ...
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Courcoury Courcoury () is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department in southwestern France. Geography The Seugne river flows into the Charente (river), Charente in the commune, 2.5 km east of the village. ...
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Mansle Mansle () is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is about 20 km north of Angoulême on the main N10 road. On 1 January 2023, it was merged into the new commune of Mansle-les-Fontaines. Population N ...
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Tardoire The Tardoire () is a river in southwestern France, left tributary to the river Bonnieure. It is long. Its source is in Châlus, in the Haute-Vienne ''département''. It flows into the Bonnieure near Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure. Over much of its le ...
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Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure (, literally ''Saint-Ciers on Bonnieure'') is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 364 communes of th ...
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Bandiat The Bandiat () is a small river in western France, a left tributary of the Tardoire. It flows through the Haute-Vienne, Dordogne and Charente departments. It is long. Geography The Bandiat begins its course just south of the Puy Chauvet (488 m), ...
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Seudre The Seudre () is a river in the Charente-Maritime ''département'', southwestern France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. It is long. Its source is near Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge. It flows northwest through Saint-André-de-Lidon, Saujon and La T ...
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Gironde estuary The Gironde estuary ( , US usually ; french: estuaire de la Gironde, ; oc, estuari de aGironda, ) is a navigable estuary (though often referred to as a river) in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Gar ...
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Ambès Ambès (; oc, Ambès) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is located at the point, the '' Bec d'Ambès'' (Occ. ''bèc'' is cognate with Old English '' bæc'' for ''beck''J. Verneilh-Puyraseau, ''Histoire politique ...
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Isle An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms. Isle may refer to: Geography * Is ...
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Lizonne The Lizonne (), also called the ''Nizonne'', is a long river in the Dordogne and Charente departments in southwestern France. Its source is near Morelière, a hamlet in Sceau-Saint-Angel. It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary o ...
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Saint-Séverin Saint-Séverin (; oc, Sent Severin) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Geography The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border. Populatio ...
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Auvézère The Auvézère (; Occitan dialect: ''Auvesera'') is a 112 km long river in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is a tributary of the river Isle, which is itself a tributary of the Dordogne. Geography The river begins at above sea lev ...
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Bassillac Bassillac is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Bassillac et Auberoche.Loue (in
Coulaures Coulaures (; oc, Colòures) is a Communes of France, commune in the Dordogne Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Dordogne department References

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Vézère The Vézère (; oc, Vesera) is a 211-km-long river in southwestern France. It is an important tributary to the Dordogne. Its source is in the northwestern part of the elevated plateau known as the Massif Central. It flows into the Dordogne near ...
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Le Bugue Le Bugue (; oc, Al Buga or ''Lo Buga'') is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Geography Le Bugue is located on the banks of the river Vézère a few kilometres before the confluence of the Vézère with the Dordogne at ...
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Brive-la-Gaillarde Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of oc, Briva la Galharda) is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture and the largest city of the Corrèze department. It has around 46,000 inhabitants, while the population of the agglomeration was 7 ...
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Castelnaud-la-Chapelle Castelnaud-la-Chapelle (; oc, Castelnòu e La Capèla) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle is located in the commune. Geography The river Céou flows nor ...
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Maronne The Maronne () is a long river in the Cantal and Corrèze departments in south central France. Its source is several small streams joining near Récusset, a hamlet in Saint-Paul-de-Salers. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Do ...
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Argentat Argentat () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Corrèze Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Argentat-sur-Dordogne. The inhabitants ...
) ** Luzège (in Laval-sur-Luzège) **
Triouzoune The Triouzoune ( oc, Triusona) is a long river in the Corrèze ''département'', south-central France. Its source is on the Plateau de Millevaches, north of ''la Rigaudie'', a hamlet in Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois. It flows generally south-southeast. ...
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Sérandon Sérandon (; oc, Serendon) is a Communes of France, commune in the Corrèze Departments of France, department in central France. Geography The Triouzoune forms the commune's western boundary, then flows into the Dordogne (river), Dordogne, whic ...
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Diège The Diège (; oc, Dieja) is a long river in the Corrèze ''département'', south central France. Its source is at Saint-Setiers, on the plateau de Millevaches, in the '' parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin''. It flows generally sou ...
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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 ...
) ** Rhue (in
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. ...
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Chavanon The Chavanon (; oc, Chavanon) (also called ''la Ramade'') is a long river in the Creuse, Puy-de-Dôme and Corrèze ''départements'', central France. Its source is in Crocq. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the Dordogne i ...
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Confolent-Port-Dieu Confolent-Port-Dieu (; oc, Confolens) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography The Chavanon forms the commune's northeastern boundary, then flows into the Dordogne, which forms the commune's eastern boundary. Pop ...
) * Garonne (into the
Gironde estuary The Gironde estuary ( , US usually ; french: estuaire de la Gironde, ; oc, estuari de aGironda, ) is a navigable estuary (though often referred to as a river) in southwest France and is formed from the meeting of the rivers Dordogne and Gar ...
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Ambès Ambès (; oc, Ambès) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. It is located at the point, the '' Bec d'Ambès'' (Occ. ''bèc'' is cognate with Old English '' bæc'' for ''beck''J. Verneilh-Puyraseau, ''Histoire politique ...
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Ciron The Ciron (; oc, Siron) is a left tributary of the Garonne, in Gironde, Southwest France. It is long. Geography The Ciron rises in the eastern end of the Moors of Gascony, in Landes. It flows north-west, mainly through the moors of Gironde, ...
(in Barsac) ** Dropt (in Caudrot) **
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 ...
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Lède The Lède () is a long river in the Lot-et-Garonne ''département'', south-western France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and ter ...
(near Villeneuve-sur-Lot) *** Célé (near Cabrerets) ***
Truyère The Truyère () is a river in south-western France, right tributary of the Lot. 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 ...
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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 ...
) *** Colagne (in
Le Monastier-Pin-Moriès Le Monastier-Pin-Moriès (; oc, Lo Monastièr) is a former commune in the Lozère département in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bourgs-sur-Colagne.Baïse The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following ''départements'' and towns: * Hautes-Pyrén ...
(near Aiguillon) *** Gélise (in
Lavardac Lavardac () is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. See also *Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lot-et-Garonne. The communes coo ...
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Nérac Nérac (; oc, Nerac, ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, Southwestern France. The composer and organist Louis Raffy was born in Nérac, as was the former Arsenal and Bordeaux footballer Marouane Chamakh, as was Admiral Francois Dar ...
) **** Auzoue (in Mézin) ***
Petite Baïse The Petite Baïse (, literally ''Little Baïse''; oc, Petita Baïsa) is a long river in the Hautes-Pyrénées and Gers ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in Lannemezan, on the plateau de Lannemezan. It flows generally north. ...
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L'Isle-de-Noé L'Isle-de-Noé (; oc, L'Ila d'Arbeishan) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography The Petite Baïse forms part of the commune's southeastern border, flows northwest through the middle of the commune, then flows into ...
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Gers Gers (; oc, Gers or , ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southwestern France. Named after the Gers River, its inhabitants are called the ''Gersois'' and ''Gersoises'' in French. In 2019, it had a population of 191,377.
(near Agen) ** Séoune (in Lafox) ** Auroue (in
Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Balerme (; oc, Sent Micolau de la Val Èrma) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. Geography The river Auroue forms all of the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Garonne, which form ...
) ** Barguelonne (in
Golfech Golfech (; oc, Golfuèg) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It neighbours the larger town of Valence d'Agen and stands on the D813 road between Bordeaux and Toulouse and beside the canal ...
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Arrats The Arrats is a 162 km long river in southern France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the northern foothills of the Pyrenees, near Sariac-Magnoac. It flows north through the following ''departments of France, départements'' an ...
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Vère The Vère (; oc, Vera) is a river in the Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments in southern France. Its source is at Taïx. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron, into which it flows at Bruniquel. Departments ...
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Bruniquel Bruniquel (; Languedocien: ''Borniquèl'') is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Geography The tiny fortified village of 561 inhabitants is at an altitude of by the river Aveyron. The river V ...
) **** Cérou (in
Milhars Milhars is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. Geography The river Cérou flows into the Aveyron in the commune, 1.4 km north to the village itself. See also *Communes of the Tarn department The following is a list of ...
) **** Viaur (in Laguépie) *****
Céor The Céor () is a long river in the Aveyron department in southern France. Its source is at Salles-Curan, southwest of the ''lac de Pareloup''. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a left tributary of the Viaur, into which it flows at Saint- ...
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Saint-Just-sur-Viaur Saint-Just-sur-Viaur (, literally ''Saint-Just on Viaur''; Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''Sent Just de Viaur'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography The river C ...
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Tescou The Tescou (french: Le Tescou) is a tributary of the Tarn in the basin of the Garonne in southern France. It flows through the departments of Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne and Haute-Garonne. The source is near Gaillac in the Massif Central, and its c ...
(near Montauban) *** Agout (in
Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe (, before 2013: ''Saint-Sulpice''; Languedocien: ''Sant Somplesi'') ...
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Dadou The Dadou (french: le Dadou) is a long river in the Tarn department in southern France. Its source is near Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Agout, into which it flows near Ambres. Communes alo ...
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Ambres Ambres () is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department and Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of southern France. Geography The river Dadou flows into the Ag ...
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Thoré The Thoré () is a river in the Hérault and Tarn departments in southern France. Its source is in the northern part of Rieussec. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Agout, into which it flows between Navès and Castr ...
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Gijou The Gijou () is a long river in the Tarn department in southern France. Its source is at Lacaune. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Agout, into which it flows at Vabre. Communes along its course This list is or ...
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Vabre Vabre () is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.Commune de Vabre (81305)
) *** Dourdou de Camarès (in
Broquiès Broquiès (; oc, Broquièrs) is a Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography The commune is in the Raspes de Tarn; on both banks of the river Tarn (river), Tarn. The village is ...
) *** Dourbie (in
Millau Millau (; oc, Milhau ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region in Southern France. One of two Subprefectures in France, subp ...
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Gimone The Gimone (; oc-gsc, Gimona) is a river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following ''départements'' and towns: * Hautes-Pyrén ...
(near Castelsarrasin) ** Save (in
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Espaon Espaon is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography In the western part of the commune, the river Gesse The Gesse (; oc-gsc, Gessa) is a long river in the Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne and Gers'' départements'', ...
) ** Hers-Mort (near Grenade) ** Touch (in Toulouse) ** Ariège (in Toulouse) ***
Lèze The Lèze () is a long river in the Ariège and Haute-Garonne ''départements'', southwestern France. Its source is in La Bastide-de-Sérou. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Ariège into which it flows between Labarthe-su ...
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Labarthe-sur-Lèze Labarthe-sur-Lèze (, literally ''Labarthe on Lèze''; oc, La Barta de Lesat) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The Lèze forms part of the commune's southern border, flows northward through the ea ...
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Hers-Vif The Hers-Vif (, "Live Hers", as opposed to the slower flowing Hers-Mort, "Dead Hers"), also named ''Grand Hers'' or simply ''Hers'', is a long river in southern France, right tributary of the Ariège. The Hers-Vif rises at an elevation of about ...
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Louge The Louge (; oc, Loja) is a long river in southwestern France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the département of Hautes-Pyrénées, near Lannemezan. It flows generally north-northeast through the following ''départements'' and ...
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Muret Muret (; in Gascon Occitan ''Murèth'') is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Muretains''. It is an outer suburb of the city o ...
) ** Arize (in
Carbonne Carbonne (; oc, Carbona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The A64 autoroute passes near the village. Carbonne station on the Toulouse–Bayonne railway has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Ta ...
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Salat (, plural , romanized: or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːh, ( or Old Arabic ͡sˤaˈloːtʰin construct state) ), also known as ( fa, نماز) and also spelled , are prayers performed by Muslims. Facing the , the direction of the Kaaba wit ...
(in Boussens) ** Neste (in Montréjeau) * Eyre/Leyre (near Arcachon) *
Adour The Adour (; eu, Aturri; oc, Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. i ...
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Bayonne Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...
) ** Nive (in Bayonne) **
Bidouze The Bidouze is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Southwest of France. It is long. Geography The Bidouze rises at the base of ''Eltzarreko Ordokia'' in the Arbailles massif. It drains ...
(in Guiche) ** Gaves réunis (near Peyrehorade) *** Gave de Pau (in Peyrehorade) *** Gave d'Oloron (in Peyrehorade) **** Saison (near
Sauveterre-de-Béarn Sauveterre-de-Béarn (, literally ''Sauveterre of Béarn''; oc, Sauvatèrra; eu, Salbaterra Bearno) is a medieval village perched above the Gave d'Oloron and facing the Pyrenees in south-western France. It is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atl ...
) **** Gave d'Aspe (in Oloron-Sainte-Marie) **
Luy The Luy is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. It is long, including its right source river ''Luy de France''. Geography The Luy is the union of two neighboring rivers, the Luy de Béarn, which is long ...
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Tercis-les-Bains Tercis-les-Bains (; oc, Tèrcis) is a Communes of France, commune of the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department Refer ...
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Luy de France The Luy is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. It is long, including its right source river ''Luy de France''. Geography The Luy is the union of two neighboring rivers, the Luy de Béarn, which is long, ...
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Gaujacq Gaujacq (; oc, Gaujac) is a Communes of France, commune in the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population References See also

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Luy de Béarn The Luy de Béarn (, literally ''Luy of Béarn''; oc, Lui de Bearn) is a left tributary of the Luy, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Geography The source of the Luy de Béarn is at the base of the plateau of Ger, east of Pau. It fl ...
(near Gaujacq) **
Louts The Louts (; oc, Lots) is a left tributary of the Adour, in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name It is documented in medieval Latin as ''Fluvius qui dicitur Lossium''.(''Gallia Christiana'' 12th century; with the u ...
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Hinx Hinx is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France F ...
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Midouze The Midouze (; oc, Midosa), is a right tributary of the Adour river, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. Name The name ''Midouze'' is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze. Geog ...
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Pontonx-sur-l'Adour Pontonx-sur-l'Adour (, literally ''Pontonx on the Adour''; oc, Pontons d'Ador) is a Communes of France, commune in the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See ...
) *** Douze (in
Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan (; Occitan: ''Lo Mont de Marçan'') is a commune and capital of the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Population Military installations The French Air and Space Force operates the ''Constantin Rozan ...
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Midou The Midou or Midour (/midu/, oc, Midor) is the left precursor of the Midouze, in the Southwest of France. Geography The Midou rises in Armagnac, in the Gers département. It joins the Douze in Mont-de-Marsan to constitute the Midouze, a tri ...
(in Mont-de-Marsan) ** Gabas (in
Toulouzette Toulouzette () is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the Landes department of France ...
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Léez The Léez (''Leez'', ''Lées'', ''Léès'', ''Lees'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym ''Lez / Liz''. Geography The Léez rises near Gardères in t ...
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Aire-sur-l'Adour Aire-sur-l'Adour (; oc, Aira d'Ador or simply ) is a commune in the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Adour in the wine area of southwest France. It is an episcopal see of the Diocese of Aire and D ...
) ** Arros (near Riscle) ***
Bouès The Bouès is a right tributary of the Arros, at the eastern end of the basin of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Geography The Bouès rises near Capvern, west of Lannemezan where it is fed by the ''Neste Canal''. It flows ...
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Marciac Marciac (, , ) is a commune in the Gers department, Occitania, southwestern France. It is known for its annual international festival Jazz in Marciac, which runs for a fortnight every summer. Geography History The name of this Bastide was ...
) ** Échez (in
Maubourguet Maubourguet (; Gascon: ''Mauborguet'') is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France, in the Occitanie region. Historically, Maubourguet belonged to the County of Bigorre. The town is situated at the crossing of two m ...
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Deltebre Deltebre is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1977 when the communities of Jesús i Maria and la Cava seceded from the municipality of Tortosa. The municipality occupies much of the northern ...
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Segre Segre may refer to: * Segre (surname) * Sègre (department), a former department of France * Segre River, a river in Catalonia * Segré, a commune in Maine-et-Loire, France * Segré, Burkina Faso * '' Diari Segre'' or ''Segre'', a Spanish- and Ca ...
(in Mequinenza, Spain) * Tech (near Argelès-sur-Mer) * Têt (near
Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ...
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Agly The Agly (; ca, Aglí; oc, Aglin) is a river in southern France. It is long. Its source is in the hills of the Corbières Massif, near Camps-sur-l'Agly. It flows through Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Estagel, Rivesaltes and Saint-Laurent-de-la-Sal ...
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Le Barcarès Le Barcarès (; ca, El Barcarès) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France bordering the Mediterranean Sea. History During the mid 19th century, Le Barcarès was created as a small fishing village which developed ...
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Aude Aude (; ) is a Departments of France, department in Southern France, located in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region and named after the river Aude (river), Aude. The departmental council also calls it "Ca ...
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Orbieu The Orbieu (; oc, Orbiu) is an long river in the Aude ''département'', in south central France. Its source is at Fourtou, in the Corbières Massif. It flows generally northeast. It is a right tributary of the Aude into which it flows between Rai ...
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Raissac-d'Aude Raissac-d'Aude () is a commune in the Aude Aude (; ) is a department in Southern France, located in the Occitanie region and named after the river Aude. The departmental council also calls it " Cathar Country" (French: ''Pays cathare'' ...
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Orb Orb or Orbs may refer to: * Sphere * Globus Cruciger Ceremonial Orb Places and rivers * Orb (river), in southern France * Orb (Kinzig), a tributary of the Kinzig river in Germany * Bad Orb, a town in Hesse, Germany Literature, radio, film, ...
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Valras-Plage Valras-Plage (; oc, Valrans) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 Communes of France, communes of th ...
) * Hérault (near
Agde Agde (; ) is a commune in the Hérault department in Southern France. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. Location Agde is located on the Hérault river, from the Mediterranean Sea, and from Paris. The Canal du Midi con ...
) ** Vis (near Ganges) * Vidourle (in
Le Grau-du-Roi Le Grau-du-Roi (; oc, Lo Grau dau Rei) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It is the only commune in Gard to have a frontage on the Mediterranean. To the west is the Herault department and La Grande-Motte village, and to th ...
) * Rhône (in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône) ** Gard or Gardon (in Beaucaire) **
Durance The Durance (; ''Durença'' in the Occitan classical norm or ''Durènço'' in the Mistralian norm) is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is long. Its drainage basin is .Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...
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Calavon The Calavon (french: le Calavon, also called ''le Coulon'') is an long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse ''départements'', southeastern France. Its drainage basin is .Caumont-sur-Durance) *** Verdon (in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance) ***
Asse Asse () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It comprises the towns of Asse proper, Bekkerzeel, Kobbegem, Mollem, Relegem and Zellik. Asse is also situated in the Pajottenland. As of 2020, Asse had a total popula ...
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Valensole Valensole (; Occitan: ''Valençòla'') is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. Its inhabitants are called Valensolais (masculine) and Valensolaises (feminine). The ...
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Bléone The Bléone (; oc, Blèuna) is a long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence ''département'', southeastern France. Its drainage basin is .Les Mées) *** Buëch (in
Sisteron Sisteron (; , oc, label=Mistralian norm, Sisteroun; from oc, label=Old Occitan, Sestaron) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France. Sisteron is situated on the banks of the rive ...
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Ubaye The Ubaye (; oc, Ubaia) is a river of southeastern France. It is long and flows through the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. Its drainage basin is .La Bréole) ***
Guil The Guil (french: le Guil) is a long river in the Hautes-Alpes ''département'', southeastern France. Its drainage basin is .Guillestre) ** Ouvèze (near Avignon) **
Cèze The Cèze (; oc, Céser) is a karstic French river, a right tributary of the Rhône. It runs through the departments of Lozère and Gard in the Occitanie region. It is long, and its basin area is . Its source is in the Cévennes mountains, ...
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Ardèche Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.Pont-Saint-Esprit) ***
Chassezac The Chassezac (; oc, Chassesac) is an long river in the Lozère, Gard and Ardèche departments in southern France. It is a right tributary of the Ardèche (river), Ardèche. Its source is in the commune of Saint-Frézal-d'Albuges, northeast of ...
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Saint-Alban-Auriolles Saint-Alban-Auriolles (; oc, Sant Auban e Auriòlas) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of ...
) ** Drôme (in Loriol-sur-Drôme) ** Eyrieux (in
Beauchastel Beauchastel () is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Beauchastellois'' or ''Beauchastelloises''. Geography Beauchastel is located some 10& ...
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Isère Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.Valence Valence or valency may refer to: Science * Valence (chemistry), a measure of an element's combining power with other atoms * Degree (graph theory), also called the valency of a vertex in graph theory * Valency (linguistics), aspect of verbs rel ...
) *** Drac (in Grenoble) **** Romanche (near
Vizille Vizille (; frp, Veselye) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population Sights Vizille is the home of the Musée de la Révolution française, a rich depository of archival and rare materials devoted to the French ...
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Arc ARC may refer to: Business * Aircraft Radio Corporation, a major avionics manufacturer from the 1920s to the '50s * Airlines Reporting Corporation, an airline-owned company that provides ticket distribution, reporting, and settlement services * ...
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Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny () is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. See also *Communes of the Savoie department The following is a list of the 273 communes of the Savoie department of ...
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Galaure The Galaure () is a long river in the Isère and Drôme departments in southeastern France. Its source is in Roybon. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a left tributary of the Rhône, into which it flows at Saint-Vallier. Departments and ...
(in Saint-Vallier) ** Saône (in Lyon) *** Azergues (in Anse) *** Chalaronne (in
Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne (, literally ''Saint-Didier on Chalaronne'') is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Geography The Chalaronne flows westward through the southern part of the commune, then flows into the Saône, which f ...
) *** Veyle (near Mâcon) *** Reyssouze (near
Pont-de-Vaux Pont-de-Vaux () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department *List of medieval bridges in France The list of medieval bridges in France comprises all bridges built between 500 ...
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Tournus Tournus () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography Tournus is located on the right bank of the Saône, 20 km. northeast of Mâcon on the Paris-Lyon railway. Pop ...
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Sâne Vive The Sâne Vive (french: la Sâne Vive), or Sâne, is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire ''départements'', eastern France. Its source is at Lescheroux. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Seille into which it flo ...
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Brienne The County of Brienne was a medieval county in France centered on Brienne-le-Château. Counts of Brienne * Engelbert I * Engelbert II * Engelbert III * Engelbert IV * Walter I (? – c. 1090) * Erard I (c. 1090 – c. 1120?) * Walter II ...
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Sâne Morte The Sâne Morte (french: la Sâne Morte, the dead Sâne) is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire ''départements'', eastern France. Its source is at Foissiat. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a right tributary of the Sâne Vive ...
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Ménetreuil Ménetreuil is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Sâne Morte forms most of the commune's northern border, flows southwest through the western part of the commune ...
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Sevron The Sevron () is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire departments, eastern France. Its source is in Meillonnas. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Solnan, into which it flows at Varennes-Saint-Sauveur. Dep ...
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Varennes-Saint-Sauveur Varennes-Saint-Sauveur is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Sevron flows northward through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Solnan, which forms ...
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Grosne Grosne () is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. See also *Communes of the Territoire de Belfort department The following is a list of the 101 communes of the Territoire de ...
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Marnay Marnay may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places France * Canton of Marnay, administrative division of the Haute-Saône department * Marnay, Haute-Saône, in the Haute-Saône department * Marnay, Saône-et-Loire, in the Saône-et-Loire department * Marnay, Vi ...
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Dole Dole may refer to: Places * Dole, Ceredigion, Wales * Dole, Idrija, Slovenia * Dole, Jura, France ** Arrondissement of Dole * Dole (Kladanj), a village at the entity line of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina-Republika Srpska * Dole, Ljubuški, ...
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Allaine The Allaine (french: l'Allaine (f), in its lower course ''l'Allan'' (m)) is a 65 km long river in northwestern Switzerland and eastern France. Its source is above the village Charmoille, in the Swiss Jura mountains. Downstream from its co ...
/Allan (near Montbéliard) *** Ouche (in
Saint-Jean-de-Losne Saint-Jean-de-Losne (, literally ''Saint John of Losne'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department in eastern France. It is about southeast of Dijon. History Despite its size, the town's position on t ...
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Pontailler-sur-Saône Pontailler-sur-Saône (, literally ''Pontailler on Saône'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Côte-d'Or department References

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Côney The Côney () is a long river in the Vosges and Haute-Saône ''départements'', northeastern France. Its source is near ''Lion Faing'', a lieu-dit in Dounoux. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Saône into which it flows ...
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Corre Corre () is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Côney flows southward through the middle of the commune, crosses the village, then flows into the Saône, which form ...
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Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...
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Pont-de-Chéruy Pont-de-Chéruy () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Geography Pont-de-Chéruy is located in the department of Isère and in the region of Auvergne-Rhone-Alps, and is an outer suburb of Lyon. The Bourbre flows north ...
) *** Albarine (in Châtillon-la-Palud) ** Bourbre (in
Chavanoz Chavanoz () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Geography The Bourbre The Bourbre () is a long river in the Isère and Rhône departments in central eastern France. Its source is in Burcin. It flows generally nor ...
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Chéran The Chéran () is a long river in the Savoie and Haute-Savoie'' départements'', eastern France. Its source is at Verrens-Arvey, in the ''massif des Bauges''. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Fier into which it flows at ...
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Rumilly Rumilly may refer to several communes in France: * Rumilly, Haute-Savoie * Rumilly, Pas-de-Calais * Rumilly-en-Cambrésis, Nord * Rumilly-lès-Vaudes Rumilly-lès-Vaudes (, literally ''Rumilly near Vaudes'') is a commune in the Aube depar ...
) ** Arve (in Geneva, Switzerland) * Touloubre (in
Saint-Chamas Saint-Chamas (in Provençal Occitan: ''Sanch Amàs'' in classical orthography, ''Sant Chamas'' according to Mistralian orthography) is a commune in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern Fra ...
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Berre-l'Étang Berre-l'Étang (; oc, Bèrra) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. Population See also * Étang de Berre * Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The followin ...
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Argens The Argens (; oc, Argens) is a 116 km long river of the French Riviera. Its drainage basin is fully included in the Var department.Fréjus Fréjus (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 54,458. It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...
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Var Var or VAR may refer to: Places * Var (department), a department of France * Var (river), France * Vār, Iran, village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Var, Iran (disambiguation), other places in Iran * Vár, a village in Obreja commune, Ca ...
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Estéron The Estéron is a river that flows through the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes departments of southeastern France. It is long. Its drainage basin is .Saint-Martin-du-Var Saint-Martin-du-Var (, literally ''Saint-Martin of the Var''; oc, Sant Martin de Var; it, San Martino del Varo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes dep ...
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Utelle Utelle (; oc, Uels) is a commune about northeast of Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Geography It is perched on a hill along the Vesubie Gorge not far from the Mercantour National Park. Sights Formerly an agri ...
) * Roya (in Ventimiglia, Italy)


Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

The rivers in this section are listed counterclockwise around the Corsican coast starting from
Cap Corse Cap Corse (; co, Capicorsu, ; it, Capo Corso, ), a geographical area of Corsica, is a long peninsula located at the northern tip of the island. At the base of it is the second largest city in Corsica, Bastia. Cap Corse is also a Communauté ...
. * Golo (near Bastia) * Tavignano (in Aléria) *
Taravo The Taravo ( co, Taravu, italic=no) is a river on the island of Corsica, France. It is long. Its source is in the mountainous middle of the island, southeast of Monte Renoso. It flows generally southwest, through Palneca, Cozzano and Guitera-les- ...
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Propriano Propriano (; co, Prupià, ) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is situated on the Valinco Gulf. Population Transport * Railway stations in Corsica - stillborn branch See also * Co ...
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Cavu The Cavu or rivière de Cavu, (also called rivière de Cavo, ruisseau de Sainte-Lucie, ruisseau de Finicione) is a short river in the Corse-du-Sud department of Corsica which discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. In 2014 t ...
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Zonza Zonza () is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography Zonza is located in the mountain chain of Barocagio-Marghese which extends to the south of the Incudine massif. This mountainous area extends 2 ...
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Po basin (Adriatic Sea)

* '' Po/Pô'' (near
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Cenischia The Cenischia (; french: Cenise, ) is a mountain torrent which straddles the south-west French department of Savoie and the north-west Italian Metropolitan City of Turin, in Piedmont. Part of the Po basin, it is a left tributary of the Dora Rip ...
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Susa Susa ( ; Middle elx, 𒀸𒋗𒊺𒂗, translit=Šušen; Middle and Neo- elx, 𒋢𒋢𒌦, translit=Šušun; Neo-Elamite and Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼𒀭, translit=Šušán; Achaemenid elx, 𒀸𒋗𒐼, translit=Šušá; fa, شوش ...
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French Guiana


Longest rivers

The river lengths in the table below refer to the part of the rivers on French territory. ''a'' Excluding the part of the river not on French territory.


See also

* Geography of France * List of waterways *
List of lakes of France This list of lakes in France roughly distinguishes three categories: the mountain lakes, sorted first by massif, and then by ''départements''; the lakes in plains, sorted by river basin; and the coastal lakes. Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), the large ...
* List of canals in France


Notes and references


Géoportail maps serviceThe Sandre database of rivers in France
{{List of rivers of Europe * France
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