The Chapeauroux () is a long river in the

Lozère Lozère (; oc, Losera ) is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, ...

and

Haute-Loire Haute-Loire (; oc, Naut Léger or ''Naut Leir''; English: Upper Loire) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, ...

'' départements'', south-central France. Its source is near

Estables Estables () is a village and former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Monts-de-Randon.Margeride. It flows generally northeast. 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 Allier into which it flows between Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux and Saint-Christophe-d'Allier.

''Départements'' and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Lozère:

Estables Estables () is a village and former commune in the Lozère department in southern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Monts-de-Randon.Arzenc-de-Randon Arzenc-de-Randon is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Geography The Chapeauroux flows east through the middle of the commune. The Colagne has its source in the commune; with the Lac de Charpal they form most of the commune ...

, Châteauneuf-de-Randon, Pierrefiche, Saint-Jean-la-Fouillouse, Chastanier,

Auroux Auroux (; oc, Aurós) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Geography The Chapeauroux forms part of the commune's southern border, flows north through the middle of the commune, then forms part of its northern border. Popul ...

Grandrieu Grandrieu (; oc, Grandriu) is a village and commune in the Lozère department in southern France. Geography The Chapeauroux forms parts of the commune's north-eastern border. See also *Communes of the Lozère department The following is a list ...

, Laval-Atger, Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux *Haute-Loire: Saint-Christophe-d'Allier

References

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