The Truyère () is a

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in south-western

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, right tributary of the Lot. Its source is in the south-western

Massif Central The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France. Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,0 ...

, north of Mende. It flows generally west through the following ''

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s'' and towns: * Lozère:

Le Malzieu-Ville Le Malzieu-Ville (; oc, Lo Malasiu) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Medieval ramparts. Church. Tourist office. Leisure Park along the river Truyère. Notable people * Vital de Lestang (1588-1621), Bishop of Carcasso ...

Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, with its prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians (fren ...

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitan ...

Entraygues-sur-Truyère Entraygues-sur-Truyère (Languedocien: ''Entraigas'') is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Geography The village is located from Paris and from Toulouse. Population Transportation Entraygues-sur-Truyère can be reac ...

The Truyère flows into the Lot in

. Its main tributaries are the Bès near Albaret-le-Comtal, the Goul near Saint-Hippolyte and the

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near Campouriez. The Truyère feeds several

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contr ...

s, like the

Lac de Grandval Lac de Grandval is a lake in Cantal, France. At an elevation of 742 m, its surface area is 11 km². The lake lies in the communes of Alleuze, Faverolles and Fridefont; at its western end is the hydroelectric dam Hydroelectricity, o ...

and the Lac de Barrage de Sarrans, to supply

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. The

Garabit Viaduct The Garabit viaduct (french: viaduc de Garabit) is a railway arch bridge spanning the Truyère, near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Cantal, France, in the mountainous Massif Central region. The bridge was constructed between 1882 and 1884 by Gustave Eiffe ...

, built by

Gustave Eiffel Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (born Bonickhausen dit Eiffel; ; ; 15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923) was a French civil engineer. A graduate of École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures, he made his name with various bridges for the French railway ...

, spans the Truyère near Ruynes-en-Margeride. File:France, Aveyron, Barrage de Sarrans.jpg, Sarrans hydroelectric dam File:Truyère Château d'Alleuze.jpg, Truyère river and

Château d'Alleuze The Château d'Alleuze is a ruined castle situated in the commune of Alleuze, in the Cantal ''département'' of France. Built in the 13th century by the constables of Auvergne, it belonged to the bishops of Clermont. During the Hundred Years W ...

File:Truyère Grandval.jpg, Truyère river at

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Aveyron Rivers of Cantal Rivers of Lozère Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub