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This article is about the river in France. For other uses, see Dronne (disambiguation).

"Drône (river)" redirects here. For the river in Britain, see River Drone.

Dronne
The Dronne at the rapids near Champs-Romain
Location within France Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Massif Central
• elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)
Mouth
• location	Isle
• coordinates	45°2′15″N 0°8′54″W
Length	201 km (125 mi)
Discharge
• average	25.1 m3/s (890 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Isle→ Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Dronne (French pronunciation: [dʁɔn], also Drône, [dʁon]; Occitan: Drona) is a 201-kilometre (125 mi) long river in southwestern France, right tributary of the Isle, which itself is a tributary of the Dordogne. The source of the Dronne is in the north-western Massif Central, east of the town of Châlus (south-west of Limoges) at an elevation of 510 metres (1,670 ft). It flows south-west through the following départements and towns:

• Haute-Vienne
• Dordogne: Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, Brantôme, Ribérac
• Charente: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
• Charente-Maritime
• Gironde: Coutras

The Dronne flows into the Isle in Coutras.

Among its tributaries are the Lizonne and the Côle.