The Benaize (; oc, Benesa, or ) is a long river in the
Creuse
Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the ea ...
Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Indredepartments, central France. Its source is near
La Souterraine
La Souterraine (; Limousin: ''La Sotarrana'') is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
La Souterraine is an area of farming and light industry, comprising the town and a few small hamle ...
. It flows generally northwest. It is a
left tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...
of the
Anglin
The Anglin () is a long river in the Creuse, Indre and Vienne departments in central France. Its source is near Azerables. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Gartempe, into which it flows near Angles-sur-l'Anglin.
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, into which it flows north of
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 co ...
.
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
*Creuse:
La Souterraine
La Souterraine (; Limousin: ''La Sotarrana'') is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
Geography
La Souterraine is an area of farming and light industry, comprising the town and a few small hamle ...
*Haute-Vienne:
Arnac-la-Poste
Arnac-la-Poste (; oc, Arnac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Geography
The river Benaize forms part of the commune's northern border. The river Brame flows westward through the c ...
Tilly Tilly may refer to:
Places France
* Tilly, Eure, in the Eure ''département''
* Tilly, Indre, in the Indre ''département''
* Tilly, Yvelines, in the Yvelines ''département''
Elsewhere
* Tilly, Belgium, a village in the municipality of Viller ...
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 co ...