Title: Cère Content: The Cère is a French river, in the Massif Central, that flows through the Cantal, Corrèze and Lot departments. It is a left tributary of the Dordogne (river) and is the main river of the Cantal department. For about , the Cère forms the border between, first, the Corrèze and the Cantal departments and, later, between the Corrèze and the Lot departments. ==Geography== The Cère river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of . Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Biars-sur-Cère in the Lot department. Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:50 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:20 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:Jan text:Jan. bar:Feb text:Feb. bar:Mar text:Mar. bar:Apr text:Apr. bar:May text:May bar:Jun text:Jun. bar:Jul text:Jul. bar:Aug text:Aug. bar:Sep text:Sep. bar:Oct text:Oct. bar:Nov text:Nov. bar:Dec text:Dec. PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:Jan from:0 till: 42.80 bar:Feb from:0 till: 42.40 bar:Mar from:0 till: 35.60 bar:Apr from:0 till: 32.70 bar:May from:0 till: 26.50 bar:Jun from:0 till: 18.70 bar:Jul from:0 till: 10.20 bar:Aug from:0 till: 6.08 bar:Sep from:0 till: 13.40 bar:Oct from:0 till: 21.50 bar:Nov from:0 till: 28.90 bar:Dec from:0 till: 33.70 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 42.80 fontsize:S text: 42.80 shift:(-8,5) bar:Feb at: 42.40 fontsize:S text: 42.40 shift:(-10,5) bar:Mar at: 35.60 fontsize:S text: 35.60 shift:(-10,5) bar:Apr at: 32.70 fontsize:S text: 32.70 shift:(-10,5) bar:May at: 26.50 fontsize:S text: 26.50 shift:(-10,5) bar:Jun at: 18.70 fontsize:S text: 18.70 shift:(-10,5) bar:Jul at: 10.20 fontsize:S text: 10.20 shift:(-10,5) bar:Aug at: 6.08 fontsize:S text: 6.08 shift:(-10,5) bar:Sep at: 13.40 fontsize:S text: 13.40 shift:(-10,5) bar:Oct at: 21.50 fontsize:S text: 21.50 shift:(-10,5) bar:Nov at: 28.90 fontsize:S text: 28.90 shift:(-10,5) bar:Dec at: 33.70 fontsize:S text: 33.70 shift:(-10,5) Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Biars-sur-Cère ===Course=== The source of the Cère river is in the southwestern Massif Central, in Col de Font de Cèrein the commune of Saint-Jacques-des-Blats, at an altitude of about , in the Cantal department. The Cère river flows to the west, in general, through 3 regions, 3 departments and 29 communes. Several communes are named after the river: Vic-sur-Cère, Arpajon-sur-Cère, Laval-de-Cère, Gagnac-sur-Cère, Biars-sur-Cère. It flows through the following communes, among others: * Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ** Cantal department: Saint-Jacques-des-Blats, Thiézac, Vic-sur-Cère, Polminhac, Arpajon-sur-Cère, Sansac-de-Marmiesse, Saint-Étienne-Cantalès, Laroquebrou * Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ** Corrèze department: Camps-Saint-Mathurin-Léobazel * Occitanie region ** Lot department: Laval-de-Cère, Bretenoux, Biars-sur- Cère, Prudhomat. Finally, it flows into the Dordogne river in the town of Girac in the Marne department. ==Main tributaries== The main tributaries, over 20 km long, of the Cère river are: Left tributaries: * Roannes - 20.1 km * Escalmels - 24.7 Right tributaries: * Jordanne - 40.6 km * Authre - 42 km ==Gallery== File:Cère Vic-sur-Cère 3.JPG|The Cère in Vic-sur-Cère. File:Cère Sansac-de-Marmiesse N122 amont.JPG|Bridge over the Cère in Sansac-de- Marmiesse. File:Cère Sansac-de-Marmiesse N122 aval.JPG|The Cère in Sansac-de- Marmiesse. File:Cère Bretenoux D940 amont.JPG|The Cère between Biars-sur-Cère (left) and Bretenoux (right). ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France