Chavanon

Chavanon
The Chavanon between Feyt and Bourg-Lastic
Location within France Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Crocq
• coordinates	45°50′26″N 02°22′40″E
• elevation	780 m (2,560 ft)
Mouth
• location	Dordogne
• coordinates	45°33′14″N 02°30′57″E
• elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Length	54.2 km (33.7 mi)
Basin size	474 km2 (183 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	6.53 m3/s (231 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Chavanon (French pronunciation: [ʃavanɔ̃]; Occitan: Chavanon) (also called la Ramade) is a 54.2-kilometre (33.7 mi) long river in the Creuse, Puy-de-Dôme, and Corrèze départements, central France. Its source is in Crocq. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows between Savennes and Confolent-Port-Dieu.

For most of its course, it forms part of the boundary between the Limousin and Auvergne regions.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Creuse: Crocq, Basville, Flayat
• Puy-de-Dôme: Fernoël, Giat,
• Creuse: Saint-Merd-la-Breuille,
• Puy-de-Dôme: Verneugheol,
• Corrèze: Laroche-près-Feyt,
• Puy-de-Dôme: Saint-Germain-près-Herment, Bourg-Lastic,
• Corrèze: Feyt, Monestier-Merlines,
• Puy-de-Dôme: Messeix,
• Corrèze: Merlines,
• Puy-de-Dôme: Savennes,
• Corrèze: Saint-Étienne-aux-Clos, Confolent-Port-Dieu,