The Dore (; ) is a 140 km long river in central France in the department of
Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme (; or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2021, it had a population of 662,285.[Allier
Allier ( , , ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region that borders Cher (department), Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire (department), Loire to the east, Pu ...]
. Its source is near the town of
Saint-Germain-l'Herm in the
Massif Central. The Dore flows generally north, through the following towns:
Arlanc,
Ambert
Ambert (; Auvergnat: ''Embèrt'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Puy-de-Dôme Departments of France, department in Auvergne (region), Auvergne in central France.
Administration
Ambert is the seat of the canton of Ambert and the arrondiss ...
,
Courpière, and
Puy-Guillaume. The Dore flows into the Allier 6 km north of Puy-Guillaume.
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Dore, from source to mouth:
[
* Dolore (left)
* Miodet (left)
* Durolle (right)
* Vauziron (right)
]
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rivers of Puy-de-Dôme
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