Semme
Encyclopedia
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
. It flows generally west and is a right tributary of the Gartempe
into which it flows near le Bouchard, a hamlet in the municipality of Droux
.
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...
in the 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....
and 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...
départements, central France
France
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. Its source is in Saint-Priest-la-Feuille
Saint-Priest-la-Feuille
Saint-Priest-la-Feuille is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
. It flows generally west and is a right tributary of the Gartempe
Gartempe
The Gartempe is a French river, 205 kilometres long. It is a left tributary of the Creuse River, which it joins in La Roche-Posay. Its source is in the municipality of Peyrabout.Among its tributaries are the Anglin, the Brame and the Semme....
into which it flows near le Bouchard, a hamlet in the municipality of Droux
Droux
Droux is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-Geography:The river Semme forms most of the commune's southwestern border, flows southwest through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Gartempe, which forms the commune's southern...
.
Départements and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:- Creuse: Saint-Priest-la-FeuilleSaint-Priest-la-FeuilleSaint-Priest-la-Feuille is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
, Saint-Pierre-de-FursacSaint-Pierre-de-FursacSaint-Pierre-de-Fursac is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.The Château de Chabannes was an orphanage in the village of Chabannes in Vichy France where about 400 Jewish refugee children were saved from the Holocaust by efforts of its director, Félix Chevrier and other...
, Saint-Maurice-la-SouterraineSaint-Maurice-la-SouterraineSaint-Maurice-la-Souterraine is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.-Geography:The river Semme flows west through the commune's southern part.The river Brame flows west through the commune's northern part.-Population:-References:*... - Haute-Vienne: FromentalFromentalFromental is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.-Geography:The river Semme flows through the commune's northern part and forms part of its northern and western borders....
, Saint-Amand-MagnazeixSaint-Amand-MagnazeixSaint-Amand-Magnazeix is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.-References:*...
, Bessines-sur-GartempeBessines-sur-GartempeBessines-sur-Gartempe is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-Geography:The river Semme forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, flows westward through the northern part of the commune, north of Morterolles-sur-Semmes, a hamlet, then forms...
, ChâteauponsacChâteauponsacChâteauponsac , also known locally as Château Lorraine, is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-Geography:...
, VillefavardVillefavardVillefavard is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.-References:*...
, RanconRanconRancon 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....
, DrouxDrouxDroux is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-Geography:The river Semme forms most of the commune's southwestern border, flows southwest through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Gartempe, which forms the commune's southern...