Lizonne
River in France
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The Lizonne (French pronunciation: [lizɔn]), also called the Nizonne,[citation needed] is a 60.5 km (37.6 mi) long river in the Dordogne and Charente departments in southwestern France.[1] Its source is near Morelière, a hamlet in Sceau-Saint-Angel. It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Dronne, into which it flows between Saint-Séverin and Allemans.
| Lizonne | |
|---|---|
The Lizonne between Combiers (left) and La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine (right) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sceau-Saint-Angel |
| • coordinates | 45°29′00″N 00°40′07″E |
| • elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Dronne |
• coordinates | 45°17′22″N 00°15′09″E |
• elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Length | 60.5 km (37.6 mi) |
| Basin size | 640 km2 (250 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 5.28 m3/s (186 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dronne→ Isle→ Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
Part of its course forms part of the border between the Dordogne and Charente departments.
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Dordogne: Sceau-Saint-Angel, Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, Champeaux-et-la-Chapelle-Pommier, Rudeau-Ladosse, Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil, Puyrenier, Beaussac, Les Graulges, Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil, Combiers, La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine,
- Charente: Édon,
- Dordogne: Champagne-et-Fontaine,
- Charente: Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard, Gurat,
- Dordogne: Vendoire,
- Charente: Vaux-Lavalette, Salles-Lavalette,
- Dordogne: Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac,
- Charente: Palluaud,
- Dordogne: Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien, Saint-Paul-Lizonne,
- Charente: Saint-Séverin,
- Dordogne: Allemans,
