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Vienne

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Vienne is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.

Feature Class
River
Coordinates
46.38°, 0.70°
7.0
Coordinates: 46.3846° N, 0.7047° ECountry: FranceOpenStreetMap ↗
Vienne, France
Vienne. Image via Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page).

About Vienne

The Vienne (French pronunciation: [vjɛn] ; Occitan: Vinhana, pronounced [viɲaˈno]) is a major river in south-western France. It is 363 km (226 mi) 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.

Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Vienne (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vienne in Depth

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 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.

Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Vienne (river) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Vienne: Key Facts

Key facts about Vienne
Length372 km
Average discharge210 m³/s
Drainage basin21,105 km²
SourceMillevaches
MouthLoire
Drainage systemVienne basin
TributariesClain, Blourde, Combade, Creuse, Briance, Glane, Grêne, Issoire

Facts from Wikidata Q659546 (CC0).

Major River Dossiers

Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.

Connected Reaches

Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.

Water Bodies in the Catchment

Settlements Along the Reach

Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby

Surrounding Terrain

Vienne: Quick Answers

Where is Vienne?
Vienne is located in France, at 46.3846° N, 0.7047° E.
Are there dams on the Vienne?
No dam on the Vienne is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.