The Chapeauroux () is a long river in the

Lozère Lozère (; oc, Losera ) is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, ...

and

Haute-Loire Haute-Loire (; oc, Naut Léger or ''Naut Leir''; English: Upper Loire) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, ...

départements A department (, ) is an administrative or political division in several countries. Departments are the first-level divisions of 11 countries, nine in the Americas and two in Africa. An additional 10 countries use departments as second-level div ...

'', south-central France. Its source is near Estables, in the

Margeride Margeride (in Auvergnat ) is a mountainous region of France, situated in the Massif Central, inside the ''départements'' of Cantal, Haute-Loire and Lozère. Location In Cantal, its western boundary is the Truyère, and its eastern boundary, i ...

. It flows generally northeast. 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 Allier into which it flows between

Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux ( oc, Sent Bonet de Montaurós) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Bonnet-Laval.Saint-Christophe-d'Allier Saint-Christophe-d'Allier (, literally ''Saint-Christophe of Allier''; Auvergnat: ''Sant Cristòu d'Alèir'') is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The Chapeauroux forms part of the commune's south-eastern ...

''Départements'' and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Lozère: Estables, Arzenc-de-Randon,

Châteauneuf-de-Randon Châteauneuf-de-Randon (; oc, Chastèlnòu de Randon) is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France. History The battle of Châteauneuf-de-Randon was fought in 1380 between the English and the French. In 1380 the fortre ...

, Pierrefiche,

Saint-Jean-la-Fouillouse Saint-Jean-la-Fouillouse (; oc, Sent Joan de la Folhosa) is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Geography The river Chapeauroux forms most part of the commune's south-eastern border. See also *Communes of the L ...

Chastanier Chastanier is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Population Geography The Chapeauroux forms part of the commune's south-western border, flows northward through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its ...

, Auroux, Grandrieu,

Laval-Atger Laval-Atger ( oc, La Val Atgièr) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Bonnet-Laval.Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux ( oc, Sent Bonet de Montaurós) is a former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Bonnet-Laval.Saint-Christophe-d'Allier Saint-Christophe-d'Allier (, literally ''Saint-Christophe of Allier''; Auvergnat: ''Sant Cristòu d'Alèir'') is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The Chapeauroux forms part of the commune's south-eastern ...

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