The Tardes (; ) is a river in the

Creuse Creuse (; 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 east, Cor ...

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 ...

'', central France. Its source is at Basville. It flows generally north. It is a

left 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 the ...

of the

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into which it flows between Évaux-les-Bains and Budelière. Its main tributary is the

Voueize The Voueize (; ) is a river in the Creuse ''département'', central France. Its source is at La Chaussade. It flows generally northeast. It is a left tributary of the Tardes into which it flows at Chambon-sur-Voueize. Communes along its course ...

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Basville, Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq,

Crocq Crocq (; ) 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 junction ...

, Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet, La Villetelle, Saint-Avit-de-Tardes, Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde,

Lupersat Lupersat (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A large area of farming, lakes and forestry comprising a small village and several hamlets situated in the Tardes river valley, ...

, Champagnat,

Saint-Domet Saint-Domet (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Geography The river Tardes forms most of the commune's eastern border. Population See also *Communes of the Creuse department The following is a list of the 255 ...

La Serre-Bussière-Vieille La Serre-Bussière-Vieille (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising two small villages and a few hamlets situated some northeast of Aubusson, on the D ...

Peyrat-la-Nonière Peyrat-la-Nonière (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of farming and forestry, lakes and streams comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of ...

, Saint-Priest,

Le Chauchet Le Chauchet (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising a small village and several hamlets, situated on the eastern side of the valley of the river Tardes ...

Saint-Julien-le-Châtel Saint-Julien-le-Châtel (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Geography The river Tardes forms part of the commune's eastern border. The Voueize flows north through the western part of the commune. Population See ...

Tardes Tardes (; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising several small villages and hamlets situated by the banks of the river Tardes, some north of Aubusson, ...

, Lussat,

Chambon-sur-Voueize Chambon-sur-Voueize (, literally ''Chambon on Voueize''; ) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of lakes, forestry and farming comprising a small town and several hamlets ...

, Évaux-les-Bains, Budelière

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