The Cère is a long

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in south-western

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, left tributary of the

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is name ...

. Its source is in the south-western

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, near the mountain Plomb du Cantal. It flows generally west through the following ''

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s'' and towns: *

Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, with its prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians (fren ...

Vic-sur-Cère Vic-sur-Cère (, literally ''Vic on Cère''; Auvergnat: ''Vic de Cera'' or ''Vic de Carladés'') is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Cantal department The following is a lis ...

Arpajon-sur-Cère Arpajon-sur-Cère (, literally ''Arpajon on Cère''; oc, Arpajon de Cera or just ) is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region of south-central France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arpajonnais'' or ''Arpajon ...

(near Aurillac) *

Corrèze Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ...

* Lot:

Bretenoux Bretenoux (; oc, Bertenor) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. Geography Location The ''Bastide'' is located north of the Lot, near the border with the Corrèze department, in the Dordogne Valley, Bretenoux is attached t ...

The Cère flows into the

near

References

Image:Gorges de la Cere 1900-2.jpg, The Cère gorge close to Laroquebrou Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Corrèze Rivers of Lot (department) Rivers of Cantal {{France-river-stub