Lizonne
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| Lizonne | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sceau-Saint-Angel 45°29′00″N 00°40′07″E / 45.4833333°N 0.66861°E |
| Mouth | Dronne 45°17′22″N 00°15′09″E / 45.28944°N 0.2525°ECoordinates: 45°17′22″N 00°15′09″E / 45.28944°N 0.2525°E |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 60.5 km (37.6 mi) |
| Source elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Mouth elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Avg. discharge | 5.28 m3/s (186 cu ft/s) at mouth |
| Basin area | 640 km2 (250 sq mi) |
The Lizonne (French: la Lizonne), also called Nizonne, is a 60.5 km (37.6 mi) long river in the Dordogne and Charente départements, southwestern France. Its source is near Morelière, a hamlet in Sceau-Saint-Angel. It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Dronne into which it flows between Saint-Séverin and Allemans.
Part of its course forms part of the border between the Dordogne and Charente départements.
[edit] Départements and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Dordogne: Sceau-Saint-Angel, Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, Champeaux-et-la-Chapelle-Pommier, Rudeau-Ladosse, Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil, Puyrenier, Beaussac, Les Graulges, Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil, Combiers, La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine,
- Charente: Édon,
- Dordogne: Champagne-et-Fontaine,
- Charente: Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard, Gurat,
- Dordogne: Vendoire,
- Charente: Vaux-Lavalette, Salles-Lavalette,
- Dordogne: Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac,
- Charente: Palluaud,
- Dordogne: Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien, Saint-Paul-Lizonne,
- Charente: Saint-Séverin,
- Dordogne: Allemans,
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 7th 2009.
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