Lizonne
| Lizonne | |
|---|---|
 The Lizonne between Combiers (left) and La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine (right) | |
| Country | France |
| Basin | |
| Main source |
Sceau-Saint-Angel 200 m (660 ft) 45°29′00″N 00°40′07″E / 45.48333°N 0.66861°E |
| River mouth |
Dronne 48 m (157 ft) 45°17′22″N 00°15′09″E / 45.28944°N 0.25250°ECoordinates: 45°17′22″N 00°15′09″E / 45.28944°N 0.25250°E |
| Progression | Dronne→ Isle→ Dordogne→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin size | 640 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 60.5 km (37.6 mi) |
| Discharge |
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The Lizonne (French: la Lizonne), also called the Nizonne, is a 60.5 km (37.6 mi) long river in the Dordogne and Charente departments in southwestern France. Its source is near Morelière, a hamlet in Sceau-Saint-Angel. It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Dronne, into which it flows between Saint-Séverin and Allemans.
Part of its course forms part of the border between the Dordogne and Charente departments.
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Dordogne: Sceau-Saint-Angel, Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, Champeaux-et-la-Chapelle-Pommier, Rudeau-Ladosse, Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil, Puyrenier, Beaussac, Les Graulges, Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil, Combiers, La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine,
- Charente: Édon,
- Dordogne: Champagne-et-Fontaine,
- Charente: Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard, Gurat,
- Dordogne: Vendoire,
- Charente: Vaux-Lavalette, Salles-Lavalette,
- Dordogne: Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac,
- Charente: Palluaud,
- Dordogne: Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien, Saint-Paul-Lizonne,
- Charente: Saint-Séverin,
- Dordogne: Allemans,
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 7th 2009.
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