The Yèvre () is a river in central France, a right tributary of the
Cher. It is long.
Its source is near the village of
Gron Gron may refer to the following places:
* Gron, Cher, a commune in the department of Cher, France
*Gron, Yonne, a commune in the department of Yonne, France
* Groń, Tatra County, a village in southern Poland
* Grön, a Swedish/Finnish surname (inc ...
, east of
Bourges.
The Yèvre flows generally west through the following towns, all in the
department of
Cher:
Baugy,
Avord
Avord () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some east of Bourges at the junction of t ...
,
Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges,
Mehun-sur-Yèvre, and
Vierzon
Vierzon () is a commune in the Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Geography
A medium-sized town by the banks of the river Cher with some light industry and an area of forestry and farming to the north. It is situated some northwe ...
. The Yèvre flows into the Cher at Vierzon.
Its main tributaries are the
Auron Auron may refer to:
* Auron (comics), two fictional DC Comics superheroes
* Auron (ski resort)
* Auron (river) in central France, a tributary of the Yèvre
* Auron, a playable character in the Square role-playing game ''Final Fantasy X''
* One o ...
, the
Airain, the Barangeon and the
Colin.
[ The Auron flows into the Yèvre in Bourges, the Airain in Savigny-en-Septaine. For part of its length, the Yèvre runs parallel to the disused ]Canal de Berry
The Canal de Berry is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher at Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided of canal with locks wide f ...
.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Cher (department)
Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire
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