page_title: Sioule
hierarchical_section_title: Sioule
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Pont de Menat, pont médiéval dont l'origine est incertaine sur la commune de Menat (Puy-de-Dôme, France) English: Pont de Menat, the origin of this medieval bridge is not very well known commune of Menat (Puy-de-Dôme, France)
context_page_description: The Sioule is a 164 kilometres long river in central France, a left tributary of the river Allier. Its source is near the village of Orcival, north of Mont-Dore, in the Massif Central. The Sioule has cut a deep gorge, especially in its upper course. The Sioule flows generally northeast through the following departments and towns:
  Puy-de-Dôme: Pontgibaud
  Allier: Ébreuil, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
  The Sioule flows into the river Allier at La Ferté-Hauterive, 10 km north of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule.
  Its main tributaries are the Sioulet and the Bouble.
  The Fades viaduct, the tallest railway bridge in France, is located on the Sioule.
context_section_description: The Sioule is a 164 kilometres (102 mi) long river in central France, a left tributary of the river Allier. Its source is near the village of Orcival, north of Mont-Dore, in the Massif Central. The Sioule has cut a deep gorge, especially in its upper course. The Sioule flows generally northeast through the following departments and towns:
  Puy-de-Dôme: Pontgibaud
  Allier: Ébreuil, Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule
  The Sioule flows into the river Allier at La Ferté-Hauterive, 10 km (6 mi) north of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule.
  Its main tributaries are the Sioulet and the Bouble.
  The Fades viaduct, the tallest railway bridge in France, is located on the Sioule.
caption: The bridge over the Sioule in Menat.
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