Gartempe (river)
Gartempe | ||
Bridge at Saint-Savin |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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