The Truyère () is a

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in south-western

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, right tributary of the Lot. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, north of Mende. It flows generally west through the following ''

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s'' and towns: *

Lozère Lozère (; ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the ...

Le Malzieu-Ville Le Malzieu-Ville (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Lozère Departments of France, department in southern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Notable features ...

Cantal Cantal (; or ) is a rural Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour, Cantal, Saint-Flou ...

Aveyron Aveyron (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron (river), Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyro ...

Entraygues-sur-Truyère Entraygues-sur-Truyère (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography The village is located from Paris and from Toulouse. Population Transportation Entraygues-sur-Tr ...

The Truyère flows into the Lot in

. Its main tributaries are the Bès near Albaret-le-Comtal, the Goul near Saint-Hippolyte and the Selves near Campouriez. The Truyère feeds several

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s, like the

Lac de Grandval Lac de Grandval is a reservoir lake in Cantal, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Sa ...

and the Lac de Barrage de Sarrans, to supply

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. The Garabit Viaduct, built by

Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel ( , ; Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway net ...

, spans the Truyère near Ruynes-en-Margeride. File:France, Aveyron, Barrage de Sarrans.jpg, Sarrans hydroelectric dam File:Truyère Château d'Alleuze.jpg, Truyère river and

Château d'Alleuze The Château d'Alleuze is a ruined castle situated in the Communes of France, commune of Alleuze, in the Cantal ''Departments of France, département'' of France. Built in the 13th century by the constables of Auvergne (province), Auvergne, it b ...

File:Truyère Grandval.jpg, Truyère river at

References

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