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The Vienne (French pronunciation: [vjɛn] (
listen); Occitan: Vinhana, pronounced [viɲaˈno]) is a major river in south-western France. It is 363 km (226 mi) long.[1] 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.
| Vienne | |
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 The Vienne in Limoges | |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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
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На других языках
[de] Vienne (Fluss)
Die Vienne ist ein Fluss in Frankreich. Sie entspringt im Zentralmassiv, am Plateau de Millevaches im Regionalen Naturpark Millevaches en Limousin. Ihre Quellen liegen im Gemeindegebiet von Millevaches, südwestlich des Ortes Audouze, in etwa 880 Metern Höhe, an der Nordostflanke des Puy Lacaux. Die Vienne entwässert zunächst nach Westen, wendet sich dann Richtung Nord und mündet nach 363 Kilometern[3] im Regionalen Naturpark Loire-Anjou-Touraine bei Candes-Saint-Martin mit etwa 203 m³/s als linker Nebenfluss in die Loire.- [en] Vienne (river)
[es] Río Vienne
El río Vienne (en occitano Vinhana o Viena, en poitevin-santongeais Viéne) es un río de Francia, uno de los principales afluentes del río Loira. Nace a 920 m s. n. m. en la meseta de Millevaches, en el departamento de Corrèze. Es afluente por la izquierda del Loira, en el cual desemboca en la población de Candes-Saint-Martin (Indre y Loira), a 27 m s. n. m.. Su longitud es de 372 km. De entre sus afluentes destaca el río Creuse.[it] Vienne (fiume)
La Vienne è un fiume francese che attraversa due dipartimenti che da essa prendono il nome (Vienne e Alta Vienne). Lunga 363 km,[1] è il principale affluente della Loira per volume d'acqua.[ru] Вьенна (река)
Вье́нна (фр. Vienne ) — река на западе Франции, один из крупных притоков Луары (левый).Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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