Vienne
Sign in to saveriver in France, tributary of the Loire
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Location
- Plateau de Millevaches
- Elevation
- 880 m (2,890 ft)
- Length
- 363 km (226 mi)
- Basin size
- 21,105 km (8,149 sq mi)
- Average
- 203 m /s (7,200 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- Loire → Atlantic Ocean
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Confluent Vienne-Loire.jpg
- Length
- 372
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- Commons category
- Vienne River
- watershed area
- 21105
- discharge
- 210.0
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The Vienne in a wooded landscape near Peyrelevade, close to its source on the Millevaches Massif The Vienne ( French pronunciation: [vjɛn] ; Occitan: Vinhana, pronounced [viɲaˈno]) is a major river in south-western France. It is 363 km (226 mi) long. It is a significant left tributary of the lower Loire. It supports numerous hydroelectric dams, and it is the main river of the northern part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Two French departments are named after the Vienne: Haute-Vienne (87) in the Limousin region and Vienne (86) both in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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Loire
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France
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Atlantic Ocean
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Occitan
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Poitiers
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Limoges
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department of France
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Indre-et-Loire
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Charente
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Vienne
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Haute-Vienne
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Corrèze
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Creuse
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hydroelectricity
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river mouth
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Chinon
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Châtellerault
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Confolens
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