Cure River
Encyclopedia
The Cure is a 112 km long river
in central France
, a right tributary
of the Yonne
. Its source is in Gien-sur-Cure
, in the Morvan
hills. Its course crosses the following départements
and towns:
The Cure flows into the Yonne in Cravant
near Vermenton
.
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, a right tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Yonne
Yonne River
The Yonne is a river in France, left tributary of the Seine. It is 292 km long. The river gives its name to the Yonne département. Its source is in the Nièvre département, in the Morvan hills near Château-Chinon...
. Its source is in Gien-sur-Cure
Gien-sur-Cure
Gien-sur-Cure is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-References:*...
, in the Morvan
Morvan
The Morvan is a mountainous massif lying just to the west of the Côte d'Or escarpment in Burgundy, France. It is a northerly extension of the Massif Central and is of Variscan age. It is composed of granites and basalts and formed a promontory extending northwards into the Jurassic sea.-Music:The...
hills. Its course crosses the following départements
Départements of France
The departments of France are French administrative divisions. The 101 departments form one of the three levels of local government, together with the 22 metropolitan and 5 overseas regions above them and more than 36 000 communes beneath them...
and towns:
- NièvreNièvreNièvre is a department in the centre of France named after the Nièvre River.-History:Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
: Montsauche-les-SettonsMontsauche-les-SettonsMontsauche-les-Settons is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-References:*... - YonneYonneYonne is a French department named after the Yonne River. It is one of the four constituent departments of Burgundy in eastern France and its prefecture is Auxerre. Its official number is 89....
: VézelayVézelayVézelay is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France. It is a defendable hill town famous for Vézelay Abbey. The town and the Basilica of St Magdelene are designated UNESCO World Heritage sites....
, VermentonVermentonVermenton is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.The remains of the former Cistercian Reigny Abbey are situated here....
The Cure flows into the Yonne in Cravant
Cravant, Yonne
Cravant is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....
near Vermenton
Vermenton
Vermenton is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.The remains of the former Cistercian Reigny Abbey are situated here....
.