Briance
The Briance (French: la Briance) is a 57.7 km (35.9 mi) long river in the Haute-Vienne département, central France.[1] Its source is at La Croisille-sur-Briance. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Vienne into which it flows between Condat-sur-Vienne and Bosmie-l'Aiguille.
| Briance | |
|---|---|
 The Briance | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | La Croisille-sur-Briance |
| • coordinates | 45°35′39″N 01°38′06″E |
| • elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vienne |
• coordinates | 45°46′54″N 01°12′15″E |
• elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Length | 57.7 km (35.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 597 km2 (231 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 8.17 m3/s (289 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth: La Croisille-sur-Briance, Saint-Vitte-sur-Briance, Saint-Méard, Linards, Glanges, Saint-Bonnet-Briance, Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle, Vicq-sur-Breuilh, Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval, Pierre-Buffière, Saint-Jean-Ligoure, Boisseuil, Le Vigen, Solignac, Condat-sur-Vienne, Jourgnac, Bosmie-l'Aiguille
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 30 April 2009.
References
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