Vimbelle
| Vimbelle | ||
 The river in the upper reaches, south of Beaumont |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : P34-0400 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
| River system | Dordogne | |
| Drain over | Corrèze → Vézère → Dordogne → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Chaumeil 45 ° 26 ′ 50 ″ N , 1 ° 51 ′ 18 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 634 m | |
| muzzle | on the municipal boundary of Naves and Bar in the Corrèze coordinates: 45 ° 19 ′ 5 ″ N , 1 ° 47 ′ 40 ″ E 45 ° 19 ′ 5 ″ N , 1 ° 47 ′ 40 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 235 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 399 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 18 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 22 km | |
| Left tributaries | Douyge, Menaude | |
| Flowing lakes | Etang de Marut | |
The Vimbelle is a river in France that runs in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises under the name Ruisseau de Étang in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park , in the southwestern municipal area of Chaumeil , drains in the upper reaches in a southwestern direction, changes its name again to Ruisseau du Rouillard , then turns to the south and flows around 22 kilometers at the municipal boundary from Naves and Bar as a right tributary to the Corrèze .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Beyssac , parish of Saint-Augustin
- Lafarge , parish of Saint-Augustin
- Saint-Augustin
- Beaumont
- La Méchaussie , Beaumont municipality
- La Chapelle de Bort , Orliac-de-Bar parish
- Plumausel , parish of Saint-Salvadour
- Noailhac , Orliac-de-Bar parish
- Neuvialle , Orliac-de-Bar parish
- Vimbelle , municipality of Naves
- Moulin du Bos , municipality of Naves
ecology
The Corrèze and Vimbelle valleys were protected as a first-order ecotope ( French ZNIEFF = zone naturelle d'interêt écologique, faunistique et floristique ).