Gartempe (river)

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Gartempe
Bridge at Saint-Savin

Bridge at Saint-Savin

Data
Water code FR :  L5-0180
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Loire
Drain over Creuse  → Vienne  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Peyrabout
46 ° 5 ′ 17 ″  N , 1 ° 55 ′ 8 ″  E
Source height approx.  640  m
muzzle near La Roche-Posay , Yzeures-sur-Creuse in the Creuse Coordinates: 46 ° 47 '3 "  N , 0 ° 49' 48"  E 46 ° 47 '3 "  N , 0 ° 49' 48"  E
Mouth height approx.  55  m
Height difference approx. 585 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.9 ‰
length 205 km
Catchment area 3913 km²
Left tributaries Ardor , Couze , Vincou
Right tributaries Semme , Brame , Anglin
Small towns Montmorillon

The Gartempe ( occitan . Gartempa ) is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the Massif Central , near Pétillat , in the municipality of Peyrabout , at an altitude of about 640 meters and flows into the Creuse as a left tributary after 205 kilometers near La Roche-Posay . On her way she crosses the Creuse , Haute-Vienne and Vienne departments .

Places on the river

In the Creuse department:

In the Haute-Vienne department:

In the Vienne department:

In the Indre-et-Loire department:

Web links

Commons : Gartempe river  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Gartempe at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 19, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.