Vienne (river)






























































Vienne

Occitan: La Vinhana


Limoges bridge Saint Martial.JPG
The Vienne in Limoges.

Location
Country France
Physical characteristics
Source  
 - location Plateau de Millevaches
 - elevation 880 m (2,890 ft)

Mouth  
 - location
 Loire
 - coordinates
47°12′45″N 0°4′31″E / 47.21250°N 0.07528°E / 47.21250; 0.07528 (Loire-Vienne)Coordinates: 47°12′45″N 0°4′31″E / 47.21250°N 0.07528°E / 47.21250; 0.07528 (Loire-Vienne)
Length 363 km (226 mi)
Basin size 21,105 km2 (8,149 sq mi)
Discharge  
 - average 203 m3/s (7,200 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Progression
Loire→ Atlantic Ocean



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


The Vienne (Occitan: Vinhana) is one of the most important rivers in south-western France. It is a significant left tributary of the lower Loire. It supports numerous hydro-electric 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



  • http://www.geoportail.fr

  • The Vienne at the Sandre database













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