Vère
The Vère (French: la Vère) is a 53.2 km (33.1 mi) long river in the Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments in southern France. Its source is at Taïx. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron, into which it flows at Bruniquel.
Vère | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
⁃ location | Taïx |
⁃ coordinates | 44°00′19″N 02°08′05″E |
⁃ elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
Mouth | |
⁃ location | Aveyron |
⁃ coordinates | 44°03′23″N 01°40′09″E |
⁃ elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
Length | 53.2 km (33.1 mi) |
Basin size | 311 km2 (120 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
⁃ average | 2.15 m3/s (76 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Aveyron→ Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Tarn: Taïx, Cagnac-les-Mines, Mailhoc, Villeneuve-sur-Vère, Noailles, Cestayrols, Cahuzac-sur-Vère, Vieux, Le Verdier, Castelnau-de-Montmiral, Sainte-Cécile-du-Cayrou, Puycelci, Larroque
- Tarn-et-Garonne: Bruniquel
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 23 April 2009.
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