Vezere
| Vezere | ||
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| Water code | FR : P --- 0100 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
| River system | Dordogne | |
| Drain over | Dordogne → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Meymac 45 ° 35 ′ 2 ″ N , 2 ° 6 ′ 5 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 900 m | |
| muzzle | at Limeuil in the Dordogne coordinates: 44 ° 52 '53 " N , 0 ° 53' 28" E 44 ° 52 '53 " N , 0 ° 53' 28" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 50 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 850 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4 ‰ | |
| length | 211 km | |
| Catchment area | 3736 km² | |
| Drain |
MQ |
59 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Petite Vézère , Madrange , Rujoux , Brézou , Corrèze , Couze , Coly , Grande Beune | |
| Right tributaries | Soudaine , Bradascou , Loyre , Elle | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lac de Bariousses , Lac de Viam | |
| Medium-sized cities | Brive-la-Gaillarde | |
| Small towns | Terrasson-Lavilledieu | |
 Bridge over the Vézère in Montignac |
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The Vézère is a river in southwestern France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the western Massif Central , on the Millevaches plateau , in the municipality of Meymac . The source is located on Puy Pendu , about 900 meters above sea level, in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park . The river initially drains in a northerly direction, turns to the southwest at Millevaches , flows through the Monédières massif and, after 211 kilometers, flows into the Dordogne as a right tributary at Limeuil . The Vézère crosses the Corrèze and Dordogne departments on its way .
Places on the river
In the Corrèze department:
In the Dordogne department:
Stone Age finds
Famous prehistoric sites such as are located in the 40 km long section of the river above the mouth of the Dordogne
- La Roque Saint-Christophe , ( Abri )
- Cro-Magnon ,
- La Madeleine ,
- Le Moustier ,
- Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
- Lascaux cave with its unique cave paintings.
These have been part of the UNESCO cultural heritage of the Vézère Valley since 1979 : sites and cave paintings .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Vézère at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 11, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ a b Banque Hydro - Station P4271010 (menu item: Synthèse)