Vienne River

Vienne River

      river, western France, 217 mi (350 km) in length, a left-bank tributary of the Loire. Rising on the Plateau de Millevaches, the Vienne winds through the agricultural regions of five départements. It flows west-northwest into the Haute-Vienne département, receiving the Maulde and Taurion tributaries, which are dammed in several places, before it flows past the city of Limoges. Beyond Saint-Junien it turns sharply north and broadens. After passing through Châtellerault, it meets the Creuse River and bends westward past Chinon before joining the Loire.

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  • Vienne — noun 1. a town in south central France where is 1311 1313 the Roman Catholic Church held one of its councils • Instance Hypernyms: ↑town • Part Holonyms: ↑France, ↑French Republic 2. the council in 1311 1313 that dealt with alleged crimes of the… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Vienne — /viˈɛn/ (say vee en) noun 1. a town in south eastern France, on the river Rhône, south of Lyons; Roman ruins. 2. a department in western central France. 7021 km2. Capital: Poitiers …  

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