Cérou
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The Cérou is an 87.4 km (54.3 mi) long river
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 the Aveyron
Aveyron
Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....

 and Tarn départements, southern 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...

. Its source is at Saint-Jean-Delnous
Saint-Jean-Delnous
Saint-Jean-Delnous is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...

, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) northwest of the village. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron River
Aveyron River
The Aveyron is a 291 km long river in southern France, right tributary of the Tarn River. It rises in the southern Massif Central, near Sévérac-le-Château....

 into which it flows at Milhars
Milhars
Milhars is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Geography:The Cérou river flows into the Aveyron River in the commune, 1.4 km north to the village itself....

, 1.4 km (0.869921831309729 mi) north of the village.

Départements and communes along its course

It flows generally west through the following départements and communes
Communes of France
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ordered from source to mouth:
  • Aveyron: Saint-Jean-Delnous, Lédergues
    Lédergues
    Lédergues is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...

  • Tarn: Lédas-et-Penthiès
    Lédas-et-Penthiès
    Lédas-et-Penthiès is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Lacapelle-Pinet
    Lacapelle-Pinet
    Lacapelle-Pinet is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Padiès
    Padiès
    Padiès is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.Padiès has a chateau situated on the outskirts of the village of Lempaut. is a unique Renaissance Château complex set in the Lauragais of Pastel fame – the “Pays de Cocaigne”, Cathar country and the land of the Troubadours.As one of the...

    , Crespin
    Crespin, Tarn
    Crespin is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France....

    , Andouque
    Andouque
    Andouque is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France....

    , Saint-Jean-de-Marcel
    Saint-Jean-de-Marcel
    Saint-Jean-de-Marcel is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Valderiès
    Valderiès
    Valderiès is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Rosières
    Rosières, Tarn
    Rosières is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Carmaux
    Carmaux
    Carmaux is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.Carmaux was famous for its important coal mining and its glassworks . "In 1892, Jean Jaurès supported the miners of Carmaux when they went on strike over the dismissal of their leader, Jean Baptiste Calvignac."...

    , Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux
    Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux
    Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Monestiés
    Monestiés
    Monestiés is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.-References:*...

    , Le Ségur
    Le Ségur
    Le Ségur is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Salles
    Salles, Tarn
    Salles is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France....

    , Saint-Marcel-Campes
    Saint-Marcel-Campes
    Saint-Marcel-Campes is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Cordes-sur-Ciel
    Cordes-sur-Ciel
    Cordes-sur-Ciel is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.The fortified town was built in 1222 by Raimon VII, the Count of Toulouse, who, though not a Cathar himself, tolerated the heresy. The village is now a popular tourist spot...

    , Les Cabannes
    Les Cabannes, Tarn
    Les Cabannes is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Mouzieys-Panens
    Mouzieys-Panens
    Mouzieys-Panens is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Monuments:The village is dominated by a castle that was built in the 12th century by Guillaume de Cadolhe. It was later fortified during the Hundred Year's War. It served as an outlook post for Cordes-sur-Ciel. In 1566, the...

    , Vindrac-Alayrac
    Vindrac-Alayrac
    Vindrac-Alayrac is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Labarthe-Bleys
    Labarthe-Bleys
    Labarthe-Bleys is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*...

    , Marnaves
    Marnaves
    Marnaves is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France....

    , Milhars

Tributaries

Le Farruel (12.5 km), la Boutescure (15.4 km), le Céroc
Ceroc
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 (17.6 km), le Candou, le Céret (28.5 km), la Zère, l'Aymer (12,2 km), le Bonnan.
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