Chavanon

Chavanon
Origin	Crocq 45°50′26″N 02°22′40″E / 45.84056°N 2.37778°E / 45.84056; 2.37778
Mouth	Dordogne 45°33′14″N 02°30′57″E / 45.55389°N 2.51583°E / 45.55389; 2.51583Coordinates: 45°33′14″N 02°30′57″E / 45.55389°N 2.51583°E / 45.55389; 2.51583
Basin countries	France
Length	54.2 km (33.7 mi)
Source elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Mouth elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Avg. discharge	6.53 m3/s (231 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	362 km2 (140 sq mi)

The Chavanon (Occitan: Chavanon) (also called la Ramade) is a 54.2 km (33.7 mi) long river in the Creuse, Puy-de-Dôme and Corrèze départements, central France. Its source is in Crocq. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows between Savennes and Confolent-Port-Dieu.

On most of its course it forms part of the boundary between the Limousin and Auvergne regions.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Creuse: Crocq, Basville, Flayat
• Puy-de-Dôme: Fernoël, Giat,
• Creuse: Saint-Merd-la-Breuille,
• Puy-de-Dôme: Verneugheol,
• Corrèze: Laroche-près-Feyt,
• Puy-de-Dôme: Saint-Germain-près-Herment, Bourg-Lastic,
• Corrèze: Feyt, Monestier-Merlines,
• Puy-de-Dôme: Messeix,
• Corrèze: Merlines,
• Puy-de-Dôme: Savennes,
• Corrèze: Saint-Étienne-aux-Clos, Confolent-Port-Dieu,

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 31st 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Chavanon at the Sandre database