The Cère (; ) is a long

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in south-western

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, and a left tributary of the

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ...

. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, near the Plomb du Cantal mountain. It flows generally west through the following ''

département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...

s'' and towns: *

Cantal Cantal (; or ) is a rural Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour, Cantal, Saint-Flou ...

: Vic-sur-Cère, Arpajon-sur-Cère (near Aurillac) *

Corrèze Corrèze (; ) is a département 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 region, on the bo ...

* Lot: Bretenoux The Cère flows into the

near Bretenoux.

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Image:Gorges de la Cere 1900-2.jpg, The Cère gorge close to Laroquebrou Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Corrèze Rivers of Lot (department) Rivers of Cantal {{France-river-stub