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Gartempe

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Main source
  
Limousin

Basin size
  
3,950 km (1,530 sq mi)

Country
  
France

River mouth
  
Creuse

Length
  
205 km

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Progression
  
Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Gartempe is a French river, 205 kilometres long. It is a left tributary of the Creuse River, which it joins in La Roche-Posay. Its source is in the municipality of Peyrabout.

Map of La Gartempe, France

Among its tributaries are the Anglin, the Brame and the Semme.

The Gartempe flows generally northwest, through the following departments and towns:

  • Creuse: Peyrabout, Le Grand-Bourg
  • Indre: Néons-sur-Creuse
  • Indre-et-Loire: Yzeures-sur-Creuse
  • Haute-Vienne: Châteauponsac, Rancon
  • Vienne: Montmorillon, Saint-Savin, La Roche-Posay

    • References

    Gartempe Wikipedia
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