Vienne River

river, France

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Vienne River,river, westernFrance, 217 mi (350 km) in length, a left-bank tributary of the Loire. Rising on thePlateau de Millevaches, the Vienne winds through the agricultural regions of fivedépartements. It flows west-northwest into the Haute-Viennedépartement, receiving the Maulde and Taurion tributaries, which are dammed in several places, before it flows past the city ofLimoges. Beyond Saint-Junien it turns sharply north and broadens. After passing throughChâtellerault, it meets the Creuse River and bends westward pastChinon before joining the Loire.

This article was most recently revised and updated byAmy Tikkanen.

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