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Maronne

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Basin size
  
821 km (317 sq mi)

Basin area
  
821 km²

Length
  
93 km

Country
  
France

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Main source
  
Saint-Paul-de-Salers 1,050 m (3,440 ft)

River mouth
  
Dordogne 165 m (541 ft)

Progression
  
Dordogne→ Atlantic Ocean

Discharge
  
Average rate: 20.3 m/s (720 cu ft/s)

The Maronne (French: la Maronne) is a 92.6-kilometre (57.5 mi) long river in the Cantal and Corrèze départements, in south central France. Its source is several small streams joining near Récusset,a hamlet in Saint-Paul-de-Salers. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows between Argentat and Monceaux-sur-Dordogne.

Contents

Map of La Maronne, France

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

  • Cantal: Saint-Paul-de-Salers, Fontanges, Saint-Martin-Valmeroux, Sainte-Eulalie, Besse, Pleaux, Saint-Martin-Cantalès, Arnac,
  • Corrèze: Saint-Julien-aux-Bois
  • Cantal: Cros-de-Montvert,
  • Corrèze: Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre,
  • Cantal: Rouffiac,
  • Corrèze: Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle, Goulles, Saint-Bonnet-les-Tours-de-Merle, Sexcles, Hautefage, Mercœur, La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud, Argentat and Monceaux-sur-Dordogne

    • References

    Maronne Wikipedia
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