Dronne facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Dronne |
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 The Dronne at the rapids near Champs-Romain
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Departments | Haute-Vienne, Dordogne, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Gironde |
| Communes | Brantôme-en-Périgord, Ribérac, Coutras |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Côle, Rizonne |
| - right | Lizonne, Tude |
| City | Coutras |
| Source | Bussière-Galant |
| - location | Massif Central, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°38′54″N 1°04′54″E / 45.64833°N 1.08167°E |
| Mouth | Isle |
| - location | Coutras, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°02′16″N 0°08′54″W / 45.03778°N 0.14833°W |
| Length | 200.6 km (125 mi) |
| Basin | 2,798 km² (1,080 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Coutras |
| - average | 24.6 m³/s (869 cu ft/s) |
The Dronne (Occitan: Drona) is a river in southwestern France, right tributary of the Isle river. It flows through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Its name appears, in an old form, in two communes of the Dordogne departmentː Saint-Méard-de-Drône and Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône. Its modern name appears in three communesː Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Saint-Méard-de-Drône, Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône.
Geography
The Dronne river has a length of 200.6 km (125 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 2,798 km2 (1,080 sq mi).
Course
The Dronne starts in the Massif Central, in the commune of Bussière-Galant, Creuse department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It starts in the Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin at an altitude of about 486 metres (1,594 feet).
It flows to the southwest and, finally, the river flows into at Coutras, in the Gironde department, at an altitude of about 4 metres (13 feet).
The Dronne flows through 5 departments and 52 communes, all in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region; the main communes areː
- Haute-Vienne : Bussière-Galant
- Dordogne : Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, Champagnac-de-Belair, Brantôme, Bourdeilles, Mialet, Tocane-Saint-Apre, Ribérac, Saint-Aulaye, La Roche-Chalais
- Charente : Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
- Charente-Maritime : Saint-Aigulin
- Gironde : Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures, Coutras
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Charente river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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The Dronne and the abbey of Brantôme
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The old bridge over the Dronne, Bourdeilles
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Bridge over the Dronne, Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
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The Dronne at Coutras
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Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Río Dronne para niños
