Voueize

The Voueize (French pronunciation: [vwɛz]; Occitan: Voeisa) is a 53.6-kilometre-long (33.3 mi) river in the Creuse département, central France.[1] Its source is at La Chaussade. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of the Tardes into which it flows at Chambon-sur-Voueize.

Voueize
The Voueize at Chambon-sur-Voueize
Voueize is located in France
Voueize
Voueize is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Voueize
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationLa Chaussade
  coordinates45°59′25″N 02°14′39″E
  elevation590 m (1,940 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Tardes
  coordinates
46°11′17″N 02°25′18″E
  elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Length53.6 km (33.3 mi)
Basin size435 km2 (168 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionTardesCherLoireAtlantic Ocean

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: La Chaussade, Bosroger, Champagnat, Puy-Malsignat, Peyrat-la-Nonière, Saint-Julien-le-Châtel, Saint-Loup, Pierrefitte, Gouzon, Bord-Saint-Georges, Lussat, Lépaud, Chambon-sur-Voueize

References


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