Title: Vézère Content: The Vézère  is a river of southwestern France that flows through the Corrèze and Dordogne, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is a right tributary of the Dordogne river. The valley of the Vézère river is known for its prehistoric cave systems, with numerous cave paintings. UNESCO collectively designated these as a World Heritage Site in 1979. ==Geography== The Vézère has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of approximately . Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Campagne in the Dordogne 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:110 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:20 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:10 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: 94.5 bar:Feb from:0 till: 99.7 bar:Mar from:0 till: 81.5 bar:Apr from:0 till: 77.9 bar:May from:0 till: 64.2 bar:Jun from:0 till: 46.3 bar:Jul from:0 till: 27.4 bar:Aug from:0 till: 18.5 bar:Sep from:0 till: 21.8 bar:Oct from:0 till: 33.1 bar:Nov from:0 till: 52.8 bar:Dec from:0 till: 77.8 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 94.5 fontsize:S text: 94.5 shift:(-8,5) bar:Feb at: 99.7 fontsize:S text: 99.7 shift:(-10,5) bar:Mar at: 81.5 fontsize:S text: 81.5 shift:(-10,5) bar:Apr at: 77.9 fontsize:S text: 77.9 shift:(-10,5) bar:May at: 64.2 fontsize:S text: 64.2 shift:(-10,5) bar:Jun at: 46.3 fontsize:S text: 46.3 shift:(-10,5) bar:Jul at: 27.4 fontsize:S text: 27.4 shift:(-10,5) bar:Aug at: 18.5 fontsize:S text: 18.5 shift:(-10,5) bar:Sep at: 21.8 fontsize:S text: 21.8 shift:(-10,5) bar:Oct at: 33.1 fontsize:S text: 33.1 shift:(-10,5) bar:Nov at: 52.8 fontsize:S text: 52.8 shift:(-10,5) bar:Dec at: 77.8 fontsize:S text: 77.8 shift:(-10,5) Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Campagne (1968-2017) ===Course=== The Vézère starts in the Plateau de Millevaches, part of the Massif Central, in the commune of Meymac, Corrèze department, at an elevation of about . It flows generally southwest through the Corrèze and Dordogne departments before flowing into the Dordogne river in Limeuil at about of altitude. The Vézère flows through 1 region, 2 departments and 53 communes. The main communes are: * Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ** Corrèze: Chavanac, Pérols-sur-Vézère, Bugeat, Treignac, Uzerche, Vigeois, Larche ** Dordogne: Terrasson-Lavilledieu, Montignac, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Le Bugue ==Main tributaries == The main tributaries (more than 20 km long) of the Vézère river are: * Left tributaries ** Ars - 20.7 km; ** Brézou - 29.6 km; ** Corrèze - 94.6 km; * Right tributaries ** Soudaine - 25.8 km; ** Bradascou - 33 km; ** Loyre - 45.3 km; ==Gallery== File:Terrasson-Lavilledieu ville (2).JPG|The Vézère river in Terrasson-Lavilledieu File:Montignac (Francia).JPG|The Vézère river in Montignac. File:Confluent Corrèze-Vézère.JPG|Confluence of the Dordogne, in front, and the Vézère. ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France * Vézère Valley