The Briance (; oc, Briança) is a long river in the
Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne (; oc, Nauta Vinhana, ; English: Upper Vienne) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwest-central France. Named after the Vienne River, it is one of the twelve departments that together constitute Nouvelle-Aquita ...
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département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety- ...
'', central France. Its source is at La Croisille-sur-Briance. It flows generally northwest. It is a
left tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Condat-sur-Vienne and
Bosmie-l'Aiguille
Bosmie-l'Aiguille (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Inhabitants are known as ''Bosmiauds'' in French.
Geography
The river Briance forms all of the commune's north-eastern border ...
Saint-Méard
Saint-Méard (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Geography
The river Briance flows northwestward through the western part of the commune.
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Vienn ...
Glanges
Glanges (; oc, Glanjas) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also com ...
Solignac
Solignac (; oc, Solenhac) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the Briance, which flows westward through the commune. It contains ...
Bosmie-l'Aiguille
Bosmie-l'Aiguille (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Inhabitants are known as ''Bosmiauds'' in French.
Geography
The river Briance forms all of the commune's north-eastern border ...