The Vézère (in occitan Vesera ) is a French Rivière of the Corrèze and Périgord of which part of the valley is classified with the World heritage UNESCO.

Geography

Vézère takes its source in the Tourbière of Longéroux, on the Plateau of Millevaches in the Massif Central in Corrèze and is thrown in the the Dordogne with Limeuil. Its principal affluent is the Corrèze, their confluence being in the western suburbs of Brive-the-Strapping woman.

Departments and main cities crossed

• Corrèze : Chavanac, Pérols-on-Vézère, Bugeat, Treignac, Uzerche, Vigeois, Brive-the-Strapping woman, Larche

• the Dordogne: Small terrace-Lavilledieu, Montignac, Eyzies-with-Tayac-Sireuil, Bugue

Hydrology

• In its part upstream, Vézère has three Barrage S important: the Stopping of Heaps it Ring, the Dam Treignac, located between 500 and 650 meters of altitude, and the Stopping of Projecting the, a little low.

• on January 14th 2004, the hydrological Station of Countryside recorded a daily maximum flow of 630 m a second.

Principal affluents

N.B.: (rd) = affluent Right Bank; (rg) = affluent left bank

To see

• the Grottes decorated with the valley of Vézère are classified with the World heritage UNESCO

• the throats of Vézère
• Projecting the and its Pont of the 14th century
• the Château of Roofing stone and its gardens in terrace on Vézère * the major part of the valley of Vézère belongs to the Réseau Natura 2000

Internal bonds

• the List of the rivers of France

External bonds

• Hydro.eaufrance Site:

• Bank Hydro - P4271010 Station - Vézère in Campagne (Synthesis) (not to notch the box " Station in service")

• Network Natura 2000:

• Moors and wetlands of high Vézère
• Throats of Vézère around Treignac
• Valley of Vézère d' Uzerche with Cublac
• Slopes limestones of the valley of Vézère
• Vézère de Larche with Limeuil