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Vienne (river)

River in France

Summary

River in France

Field	Value
name	Vienne
name_other	oc
image	Chinon - La Vienne.jpg
image_caption	The Vienne in Chinon
map	Vienne (rivière).png
source1_location	Plateau de Millevaches
mouth_location	Loire
mouth_coordinates
progression
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	France
length	363 km
source1_elevation	880 m
discharge1_avg	203 m3/s
basin_size	21,105 km2

The Vienne in a wooded landscape near Peyrelevade, close to its source on the Millevaches Massif

The Vienne (; , ) is a major river in south-western France. It is 363 km long. It is a significant left tributary of the lower Loire. It supports numerous hydroelectric dams, and it is the main river of the northern part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Two French departments are named after the Vienne: Haute-Vienne (87) in the Limousin region and Vienne (86) both in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Course

The Vienne rises as a spring in the department of Corrèze, at the foot of Mont Audouze, on the Plateau de Millevaches, near Peyrelevade. It then flows roughly west to the city of Limoges where it once played a major role in the famous Limoges porcelain industry. A little way after Limoges it takes a turn to the north. En route to its confluence with the Loire, the Vienne is joined by the rivers Creuse and Clain. Finally, after a journey of 372 km it reaches the Loire at Candes-Saint-Martin in the department of Indre-et-Loire.

The Vienne flows through the following departments and towns:

Corrèze: Peyrelevade
Creuse
Haute-Vienne: Eymoutiers, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Limoges, Aixe-sur-Vienne, Saint-Junien
Charente: Chabanais, Confolens
Vienne: L'Isle-Jourdain, Lussac-les-Châteaux, Chauvigny, Châtellerault
Indre-et-Loire: L'Île-Bouchard, Chinon

Tributaries include:

The Creuse, which joins the Vienne north of Châtellerault
The Clain, which flows through the city of Poitiers, and joins the Vienne in Châtellerault
The Briance, which joins the Vienne in Condat-sur-Vienne
The Taurion, which joins the Vienne north of Saint-Priest-Taurion

References

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