Maronne

Maronne
Origin	Saint-Paul-de-Salers 45°08′32″N 02°35′44″E / 45.14222°N 2.59556°E / 45.14222; 2.59556
Mouth	Dordogne 45°04′21″N 01°55′39″E / 45.0725°N 1.9275°E / 45.0725; 1.9275Coordinates: 45°04′21″N 01°55′39″E / 45.0725°N 1.9275°E / 45.0725; 1.9275
Basin countries	France
Length	92.6 km (57.5 mi)
Source elevation	1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Mouth elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Avg. discharge	20.3 m3/s (720 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	821 km2 (317 sq mi)

The Maronne (French: la Maronne) is a 92.6 km (57.5 mi) long river in the Cantal and Corrèze départements, in south central France. Its source is several small streams joining near Récusset,a hamlet in Saint-Paul-de-Salers. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows between Argentat and Monceaux-sur-Dordogne.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Cantal: Saint-Paul-de-Salers, Fontanges, Saint-Martin-Valmeroux, Sainte-Eulalie, Besse, Pleaux, Saint-Martin-Cantalès, Arnac,
• Corrèze: Saint-Julien-aux-Bois
• Cantal: Cros-de-Montvert,
• Corrèze: Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre,
• Cantal: Rouffiac,
• Corrèze: Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle, Goulles, Saint-Bonnet-les-Tours-de-Merle, Sexcles, Hautefage, Mercœur, La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud, Argentat and Monceaux-sur-Dordogne

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 13, 2009.

References

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