The Né () is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in the

Charente Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, and also the r ...

and

Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Chérente-Marine''; ) is a Departments of France, department in the French Regions of France, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on the country's west coast. Named after the river Charente (river), Charen ...

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...

s'', in southwestern

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. It is a left tributary of the

Communes and cantons crossed

The Né flows through 25 communes and 6 cantons: In upstream to downstream order, Bécheresse (source),

Voulgézac Voulgézac () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charente department of France on 1 January 2025. ...

, Pérignac,

Coteaux du Blanzacais Coteaux du Blanzacais () is a commune in the department of Charente, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Blanzac-Porcheresse (the seat) and Cressac-Saint-Genis. On 1 Janua ...

, Val-des-Vignes, Ladiville,

Bellevigne Bellevigne () is a commune in the department of Charente, southwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Malaville (the seat), Éraville, Nonaville, Touzac and Viville.

, Vignolles, Saint-Médard,

Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire () is a commune in the Charente department, Southwestern France. The commune was formed in 1973 by the merger of the former communes Barbezieux and Saint-Hilaire.Lagarde-sur-le-Né Lagarde-sur-le-Né (, literally ''Lagarde on the Né'') is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charent ...

Lachaise Lachaise () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charente department of France on 1 January 2025. ...

, Criteuil-la-Magdeleine, Verrières,

Saint-Palais-du-Né Saint-Palais-du-Né (, literally ''Saint-Palais of the Né'') is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the ...

Cierzac Cierzac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 462 communes of the ...

Saint-Fort-sur-le-Né Saint-Fort-sur-le-Né (, literally ''Saint-Fort on the Né'') is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population The people from Saint-Fort-sur-le-Né are called the ''Saint-Fortais.'' Economy Viticulture is Saint- ...

Germignac Germignac () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 462 communes of t ...

Saint-Martial-sur-Né Saint-Martial-sur-Né (, literally ''Saint-Martial on Né'') is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. The river Né, a tributary of the Charente, flows through the commune. Po ...

, Celles,

Salles-d'Angles Salles-d'Angles () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charente department of France on 1 January 2 ...

Gimeux Gimeux () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charente department of France on 1 January 2025. The ...

, Ars,

Merpins Merpins () is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charente department of France on 1 January 2025. The ...

and Salignac-sur-Charente (confluence). The Né runs through the cantons of Charente-Sud, Boëme-Échelle, Charente-Champagne,

Jonzac Jonzac (; ) is a commune of the Charente-Maritime department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. The historian Jean Glénisson (1921–2010) was born in Jonzac as well as the philosopher Jean Hyppolite (1907–1968). Geography The r ...

, Cognac-2 and Thénac.

Hydronymy and names

The ancient forms are "aquam vocatam Net" around 1090, "usque ad Ne" around 1145, "in riberia Neti et in terris ultra Netum" in the 12th century, "prope Nedum" in 1229, "prope fluvium Ne" in the first quarter of the 13th century, "in loco qui dicitur Capd Nedi" around 1300. The name may have a Celtic root.Jacques Duguet, ''Noms de lieux des Charentes'', éd. Bonneton, 1995, 232 p. (), p. 57 The Né gives its name to four municipalities:

Lagarde-sur-le-Né Lagarde-sur-le-Né (, literally ''Lagarde on the Né'') is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Charente department The following is a list of the 359 communes of the Charent ...

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Charente-Maritime Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Charente {{France-river-stub