The Gère () is a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''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 into which they ...

of the

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...

in the

Isère Isère ( , ; ; , ) is a landlocked Departments of France, department in the southeastern French Regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère (river), Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.

department of

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (; AURA) or ; or ; . is a Regions of France, region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into e ...

(

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

). Its source is in a pond of the Grand Tuilière in the eastern part of the Bonnevaux forest. It flows into the Rhone at

Vienne Vienne may refer to: Places *Vienne (department), a department of France named after the river Vienne *Vienne, Isère, a city in the French department of Isère * Vienne-en-Arthies, a village in the French department of Val-d'Oise * Vienne-en-Bessi ...

. Its power was put to work for paper mills, foundries, and textile mills in the Gère Valley at the beginning of the industrial era.

Gallery

Estrablin.Gère.jpg, The Gère in

Estrablin Estrablin () is a Communes of France, commune in the Isère Departments of France, department in southeastern France. Located near Vienne, Isère, Vienne (7 km) and Lyon (30 km), Estrablin is attractive for its calm and its rural atmosp ...

Seuil_de_Gère,_près_de_l'ancienne_fonderie_d'argent.jpg, Weir in the Gère Valley (Vienne) Railway_bridge_over_the_Gère.jpg, Railway bridge near the confluence with the Rhône Rhône+Gère+Pont_Ferroviaire.jpg, The Gère-Rhône confluence

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* * Rivers of France Rivers of Isère Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-river-stub