Cère
Cère | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Massif Central |
Mouth | |
• location | Dordogne |
• coordinates | 44°54′33″N 1°48′45″E / 44.90917°N 1.81250°ECoordinates: 44°54′33″N 1°48′45″E / 44.90917°N 1.81250°E |
Length | 120 km (75 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Cère is a 120.4 km (75 mi) long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Dordogne.[1] Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, near the mountain Plomb du Cantal. It flows generally west through the following départements and towns:
- Cantal: Vic-sur-Cère, Arpajon-sur-Cère (near Aurillac)
- Corrèze
- Lot: Bretenoux
The Cère flows into the Dordogne River near Bretenoux.
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The Cère gorge close to Laroquebrou
Categories:
- Tributaries of the Dordogne
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Rivers of Occitanie
- Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Rivers of Corrèze
- Rivers of Lot (department)
- Rivers of Cantal
- Cantal geography stubs
- Corrèze geography stubs
- Lot (department) geography stubs
- France river stubs