Dronne

The Dronne () is a river in southwestern France, right tributary of the Isle river. It flows through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Its name appears, in an old form, in two communes of the Dordogne departmentː Saint-Méard-de-Drône and Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône. Its modern name appears in three communesː Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, Saint-Méard-de-Drône, Saint-Pardoux-de-Drône.

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

Course
The Dronne starts in the Massif Central, in the commune of Bussière-Galant, Creuse department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It starts in the Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin at an altitude of about .

It flows to the southwest and, finally, the river flows into at Coutras, in the Gironde department, at an altitude of about .

The Dronne flows through 5 departments and 52 communes, all in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region; the main communes areː
 Haute-Vienne : Bussière-Galant
 Dordogne : Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, Champagnac-de-Belair, Brantôme, Bourdeilles, Mialet, Tocane-Saint-Apre, Ribérac, Saint-Aulaye, La Roche-Chalais
 Charente : Aubeterre-sur-Dronne 
 Charente-Maritime : Saint-Aigulin
 Gironde : Les Églisottes-et-Chalaures, Coutras

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Charente river are:
Left tributaries:
 Côle - 51.5 km
 Rizonne - 26.7 km
 Chalaure - 19.8 kmRight tributaries:
 Lizonne - 60.5 km
 Tude - 43.3 km

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Other websites

 Banque Hydro - Station P8462510 - La Dronne à Coutras  

Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine