Vieille-Brioude
Encyclopedia
Vieille-Brioude is a commune
in the Haute-Loire
department in south-central France
.
forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Allier
, which flows northward through the commune.
The village lies in the northern part of the commune, above the left bank of the Allier.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River.-History:Haute-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
department in south-central France
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...
.
Geography
The SenouireSenouire
The Senouire is a long river in the Haute-Loire département, south-central France. Its source is at Sembadel. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Allier into which it flows between Fontannes and Vieille-Brioude, near Brioude....
forms part of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Allier
Allier River
The Allier is a river in central France, and is the left tributary to the Loire River. Its source is in the Massif Central, in the Lozère département, east of Mende. It flows generally north...
, which flows northward through the commune.
The village lies in the northern part of the commune, above the left bank of the Allier.
See also
- Pont de Vieille-BrioudePont de Vieille-BrioudePont de Vieille-Brioude is located in France, crossing Allier River. It is a masonry arch bridge with a span of that was built in 1832....
- Communes of the Haute-Loire department