Vige

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Vige
Data
Water code FR :  L0314000
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Loire
Drain over Taurion  → Vienne  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Junien-la-Bregère
45 ° 53 ′ 12 ″  N , 1 ° 45 ′ 27 ″  E
Source height approx.  535  m
muzzle in the municipality of Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine in the Taurion Coordinates: 45 ° 57 '48 "  N , 1 ° 33' 59"  E 45 ° 57 '48 "  N , 1 ° 33' 59"  E
Mouth height approx.  285  m
Height difference approx. 250 m
Bottom slope approx. 8.9 ‰
length 28 km
Right tributaries Béraude

The Vige is a river in France that runs in the Limousin region . It rises in the municipality of Saint-Junien-la-Bregère , generally drains west to northwest, is dammed up in several small lakes and after 28 kilometers flows into the Taurion as a left tributary in the municipality of Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine . On its way, the Vige crosses the Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Vige from SANDRE (French), accessed on December 8, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.