Dronne
The Dronne (Occitan: Drona) is a river in southwestern France, right tributary of the Isle river. It flows through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
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 The Dronne at the rapids near Champs-Romain
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Departments | Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Gironde |
| Communes | Brantôme-en-Périgord, Ribérac, Coutras |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Côle, Rizonne |
| - right | Lizonne, Tude |
| City | Coutras |
| Source | Bussière-Galant |
| - location | Massif Central, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°38′54″N 1°04′54″E / 45.64833°N 1.08167°E |
| Mouth | Isle |
| - location | Coutras, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°02′16″N 0°08′54″W / 45.03778°N 0.14833°W |
| Length | 200.6 km (125 mi) |
| Basin | 2,798 km² (1,080 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Coutras |
| - average | 24.6 m³/s (869 cu ft/s) |
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Its name appears, in an old form, in two communes of the Dordogne departmentː Saint-Méard-de-Drône and Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône. Its modern name appears in three communesː Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Saint-Méard-de-Drône, Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône.
GeographyEdit
The Dronne river has a length of 200.6 km (125 mi),[1] and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 2,798 km2 (1,080 sq mi).
CourseEdit
The Dronne starts in the Massif Central, in the commune of Bussière-Galant, Creuse department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It starts in the Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin at an altitude of about 486 metres (1,594 feet).[2]
It flows to the southwest and, finally, the river flows into at Coutras, in the Gironde department, at an altitude of about 4 metres (13 feet).[3]
The Dronne flows through 5 departments and 52 communes, all in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region; the main communes areː[1]
Main tributariesEdit
The main tributaries of the Charente river are:[1]
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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GalleryEdit
The Dronne and the abbey of Brantôme
The old bridge over the Dronne, Bourdeilles
Bridge over the Dronne, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
The Dronne at Coutras
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Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "La Dronne (P7--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "Source de la Dronne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
- ↑ "Confluence de la Dronne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
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