River in France
The Chavanon (French pronunciation: [ʃavanɔ̃]; Occitan: Chavanon) (also called la Ramade) is a 54.2-kilometre (33.7 mi) long river in the Creuse, Puy-de-Dôme, and Corrèze départements, central France.[1] Its source is in Crocq. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows between Savennes and Confolent-Port-Dieu.
For most of its course, it forms part of the boundary between the Limousin and Auvergne regions.
Départements and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Creuse: Crocq, Basville, Flayat
- Puy-de-Dôme: Fernoël, Giat,
- Creuse: Saint-Merd-la-Breuille,
- Puy-de-Dôme: Verneugheol,
- Corrèze: Laroche-près-Feyt,
- Puy-de-Dôme: Saint-Germain-près-Herment, Bourg-Lastic,
- Corrèze: Feyt, Monestier-Merlines,
- Puy-de-Dôme: Messeix,
- Corrèze: Merlines,
- Puy-de-Dôme: Savennes,
- Corrèze: Saint-Étienne-aux-Clos, Confolent-Port-Dieu,
References
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