Gartempe

The Gartempe is a French river that flows through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Centre-Val de Loire regions.

It rises in the Massif Central and flows into the Creuse river, as a left tributary, in the Vienne department.

Geography
The Gartempe river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .

Course
The Gartempe river starts in western Massif Central, near the hamlet of Pétillat in the commune of Peyrabout, Creuse department,  at an elevation of about . From here, it generally flows to the northwest.

Finally, the river flows into the Creuse river in La Roche-Posay (Vienne department, on the left side) and Yzeures-sur-Creuse (Indre-et-Loire department, on the right side).

The Gartempe flows through 5 departments and 46 communes, in 2 regions:
 Centre-Val de Loire region
 Indre: Néons-sur-Creuse
 Indre-et-Loire: Yzeures-sur-Creuse
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
 Creuse: Peyrabout, Le Grand-Bourg
 Haute-Vienne: Châteauponsac, Rancon
 Vienne: Montmorillon, Saint-Savin, La Roche-Posay

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Gartempe river are:
Left tributaries:
 Ardour - 33.5 km
 Couze - 35.2 km
 Vincou - 50.4 kmRight tributaries:
 Anglin - 91.3 km
 Brame - 60.4 km
 Semme - 50.3 km

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Other websites

 Banque Hydro - Station L5411810 - La Gartempe à Montmorillon  
 Bassin versant de la Gartempe  
 Syndicat intercommunal d'aménagement de la Gartempe (SIAG) 

Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Category:Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire