The Gartempe () is a French river, long. It is a left tributary of 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 ...

, which it joins in La Roche-Posay. Its source is in the municipality of Peyrabout. Among its tributaries are the Anglin, the Brame, the

Semme The Semme () is a 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 th ...

and the Ardour. The Gartempe flows generally northwest through the following departments and towns: *

: Peyrabout, Le Grand-Bourg * Indre: Néons-sur-Creuse * Indre-et-Loire: Yzeures-sur-Creuse * Haute-Vienne:

Châteauponsac Châteauponsac (; ), also known locally as Château Lorraine, is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Geography The river Semme flows westward to the north of the commune, then forms part ...

Rancon Rancon (; oc, Rancom) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. History The earliest known name for Rancon is Roncomagus; which comes from the Gallic and means 'market at the rock' ...

* Vienne: Montmorillon, Saint-Savin, La Roche-Posay

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Rivers of France Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire Rivers of Creuse Rivers of Indre Rivers of Indre-et-Loire Rivers of Haute-Vienne Rivers of Vienne {{France-river-stub