The Corrèze ( oc, Corresa) is a 95 km long

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in south-western

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, left tributary of the river

Vézère The Vézère (; oc, Vesera) is a 211-km-long river in southwestern France. It is an important tributary to the Dordogne. Its source is in the northwestern part of the elevated plateau known as the Massif Central. It flows into the Dordogne near ...

. Its source is in the north-western

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. It flows south-west through the

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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'' (named after the river) and the cities

Tulle Tulle (; ) is a commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the department of Corrèze, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tulle is also the episcopal see of the Roman Cat ...

and Brive-la-Gaillarde. A few km downstream from Brive-la-Gaillarde, the Corrèze flows into the Vézère.

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Corrèze Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-river-stub