Gartempe
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The Gartempe is a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

, 205 kilometres long. It is a left tributary of the Creuse River
Creuse River
The Creuse is a 264 km long river in western France, a tributary of the river Vienne. Its source is in the Plateau de Millevaches, a north-western extension of the Massif Central...

, which it joins in La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-Demographics:-References:*...

. Its source is in the municipality of Peyrabout
Peyrabout
Peyrabout is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small area of forestry and farming comprising the village and one hamlet situated just south of Guéret, at the junction of the D3 and the D52.-Population:...

.

Among its tributaries are the Anglin
Anglin
The Anglin is a long river in the Creuse, Indre and Vienne départements in central France. Its source is near Azerables. It flows generally northwest...

, the Brame
Brame
The Brame is a long river in the Creuse and Haute-Vienne départements, central France. Its source is at La Souterraine. It flows generally west...

 and the Semme
Semme
The Semme is a 50.3 km long river in the Creuse and Haute-Vienne départements, central France. Its source is in Saint-Priest-la-Feuille...

.

The Gartempe flows generally northwest, through the following departments and towns:
  • Creuse
    Creuse
    Creuse is a department in central France named after the Creuse River.-History:Creuse is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the former province of La Marche....

    : Peyrabout
    Peyrabout
    Peyrabout is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A small area of forestry and farming comprising the village and one hamlet situated just south of Guéret, at the junction of the D3 and the D52.-Population:...

    , Le Grand-Bourg
    Le Grand-Bourg
    Le Grand-Bourg is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:An area of farming and forestry comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some west of Guéret at the junction of the D4, D52 and the D912 road, the pilgrimage route known as St...

  • Indre
    Indre
    Indre is a department in the center of France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are called Indriens.-History:Indre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...

    : Néons-sur-Creuse
    Néons-sur-Creuse
    Néons-sur-Creuse is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-Geography:The commune is located in the parc naturel régional de la Brenne....

  • Indre-et-Loire
    Indre-et-Loire
    Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers.-History:Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

    : Yzeures-sur-Creuse
    Yzeures-sur-Creuse
    Yzeures-sur-Creuse is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.This is one of the oldest villages in Touraine, occupation dating back to the Upper Paleolithic era more than 10,000 years before Christ. During Ancient history and the Merovingian dynasty, it had an important...

  • Haute-Vienne
    Haute-Vienne
    Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city is Limoges...

    : Châteauponsac
    Châteauponsac
    Châteauponsac , also known locally as Château Lorraine, is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-Geography:...

    , Rancon
    Rancon
    Rancon is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.-Geography:The river Semme forms the commune's northern border....

  • Vienne
    Vienne
    Vienne is the northernmost département of the Poitou-Charentes region of France, named after the river Vienne.- Viennese history :Vienne is one of the original 83 departments, established on March 4, 1790 during the French Revolution. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Poitou,...

    : Montmorillon
    Montmorillon
    Montmorillon is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.The clay mineral montmorillonite was named after Montmorillon after its discovery there in 1847.-External links:*...

    , Saint-Savin, La Roche-Posay
    La Roche-Posay
    La Roche-Posay is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.-Demographics:-References:*...

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