The Briance (; oc, Briança) is a long river in the

Haute-Vienne Haute-Vienne (; oc, Nauta Vinhana, ; English: Upper Vienne) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve departments that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquitai ...

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...

'', central France. Its source is at

La Croisille-sur-Briance La Croisille-sur-Briance (, literally ''La Croisille on Briance''; oc, La Crosilha) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Geography The river Briance has its source in the commune. See ...

. 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 drainage b ...

of the

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.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 ...

and Bosmie-l'Aiguille.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance (, literally ''Saint-Vitte on Briance''; oc, Sent Vit) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The river Briance flows northwestward through the com ...

Saint-Méard Saint-Méard (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The river Briance flows northwestward through the western part of the commune. See also *Communes of the Haute-Vie ...

Linards Linards (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of O ...

, Glanges,

Saint-Bonnet-Briance Saint-Bonnet-Briance (; Limousin: ''Sent Bonet Briança'') is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The river Briance forms most of the commune's southern border. See also * ...

Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle () is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The Roselle, a tributary of the Briance, forms most of the commune's northern border; the Briance forms a ...

Vicq-sur-Breuilh Vicq-sur-Breuilh (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the ''ruisseau de Vicq'', which flows into ...

Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The river Briance forms all of the commune's western border. See also *Communes of the Haute-Vienne depa ...

Pierre-Buffière Pierre-Buffière (; oc, Peira Bufiera) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Eur ...

Saint-Jean-Ligoure Saint-Jean-Ligoure (; oc, Sent Joan Ligora) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The river Briance forms all of the commune's northeastern border. See also * Château d ...

Boisseuil Boisseuil (; oc, Boissuelh) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Inhabitants are known as ''Boisseuillais'' in French. Geography The river Briance forms most of the commune's southern ...

Le Vigen Le Vigen (; oc, Lo Vijan) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune. History The ...

Solignac Solignac (; oc, Solenhac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune. It contains t ...

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 ...

Jourgnac Jourgnac (; oc, Jurnhac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Geography The river Briance forms part of the commune's northern border. Inhabitants are known as ''Jourgnacois''. ...

, Bosmie-l'Aiguille

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Haute-Vienne Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-river-stub