Cère

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.

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

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Category:Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Category:Rivers of Occitanie