The Chavanon (; oc, Chavanon) (also called ''la Ramade'') is a long

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in the

Creuse Creuse (; oc, Cruesa or ) is a department in central France named after the river Creuse. After Lozère, it is the second least populated department in France. It is bordered by Indre and Cher to the north, Allier and Puy-de-Dôme to the ea ...

Puy-de-Dôme Puy-de-Dôme (; oc, label= Auvergnat, lo Puèi de Doma or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152.Corrèze Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine regio ...

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'', central

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. Its source is in

Crocq Crocq (; oc, Cròc) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of lakes, streams and farming comprising the village and a couple of hamlets, some southeast of Aubusson at the ...

. It flows generally southeast. It is a

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of the

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is named ...

into which it flows between Savennes and

Confolent-Port-Dieu Confolent-Port-Dieu (; oc, Confolens) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography The Chavanon forms the commune's northeastern boundary, then flows into the Dordogne, which forms the commune's eastern boundary. Po ...

. On most of its course it forms part of the boundary between the

Limousin Limousin (; oc, Lemosin ) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienn ...

and

Auvergne Auvergne (; ; oc, label= Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Auve ...

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''Départements'' and communes along its course

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

Basville Basville (; oc, Basvila) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of forestry, farming and lakes comprising the village and several hamlets situated at the border with th ...

, Flayat *Puy-de-Dôme: Fernoël,

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, *Creuse: Saint-Merd-la-Breuille, *Puy-de-Dôme: Verneugheol, *Corrèze:

Laroche-près-Feyt Laroche-près-Feyt is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Geography The Chavanon forms the commune's eastern boundary. Population Notable people The following were born in Laroche-près-Feyt: * Pierre Flote (middle of ...

, *Puy-de-Dôme: Saint-Germain-près-Herment,

Bourg-Lastic Bourg-Lastic (; oc, Lo Borg) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Geography The Chavanon The Chavanon (; oc, Chavanon) (also called ''la Ramade'') is a long river in the Creuse, Puy-de-D� ...

, *Corrèze:

Feyt Feyt is a commune in the Corrèze department of central France. Geography The Chavanon forms the commune's southeastern boundary. Population See also *Communes of the Corrèze department The following is a list of the 279 Communes of F ...

, Monestier-Merlines, *Puy-de-Dôme:

Messeix Messeix () is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Geography The Chavanon forms the commune's north-western border. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 comm ...

, *Corrèze: Merlines, *Puy-de-Dôme: Savennes, *Corrèze: Saint-Étienne-aux-Clos,

References

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