Lizonne
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The Lizonne also called Nizonne, is a 60.5 km (37.6 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 Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...

 and Charente
Charente
Charente is a department in southwestern France, in the Poitou-Charentes region, named after the Charente River, the most important river in the department, and also the river beside which the department's two largest towns, Angoulême and Cognac, are sited.-History:Charente is one of the original...

 départements, southwestern 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 near Morelière, a hamlet in Sceau-Saint-Angel
Sceau-Saint-Angel
Sceau-Saint-Angel is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* * Sceau-Saint-Angel is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:...

. It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Dronne
Dronne
The Dronne is a 201 km long river in southwestern France, right tributary of the Isle River. Its source is in the north-western Massif Central, east of the town of Châlus at an elevation of 510 m...

 into which it flows between Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin
Saint-Séverin is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Geography:The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border.-Population:-References:*...

 and Allemans
Allemans
Allemans is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:The Sauvanie forms the commune's northern border, then flows into ine Lizonne, which forms the commune's north-western border; then the Lizonne flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's...

.

Part of its course forms part of the border between the Dordogne and Charente départements.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:
  • Dordogne: Sceau-Saint-Angel
    Sceau-Saint-Angel
    Sceau-Saint-Angel is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* * Sceau-Saint-Angel is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:...

    , Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne
    Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne
    Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.In 1912, the commune of Saint-Front-de-Champniers changed its name to Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne.-Geography:...

    , Champeaux-et-la-Chapelle-Pommier
    Champeaux-et-la-Chapelle-Pommier
    Champeaux-et-la-Chapelle-Pommier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Rudeau-Ladosse
    Rudeau-Ladosse
    Rudeau-Ladosse is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:The Lizonne forms the commune's southern border. The ruisseau de Beaussac, a tributary of the Lizonne, forms the communes's southwestern border....

    , Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil
    Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil
    Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Puyrenier
    Puyrenier
    Puyrenier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Beaussac
    Beaussac
    Beaussac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine region in southwestern France.The community is located in the Périgord Limousin Regional Nature Park.- History :...

    , Les Graulges
    Les Graulges
    Les Graulges is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:The Lizonne forms the commune's southern border...

    , Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil
    Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil
    Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Combiers
    Combiers
    Combiers is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...

    , La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine
    La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine
    La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    ,
  • Charente: Édon
    Édon
    Édon is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    ,
  • Dordogne: Champagne-et-Fontaine
    Champagne-et-Fontaine
    Champagne-et-Fontaine is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:The Lizonne flows southwestward through the northern part of the commune and forms part of its western border.-Population:-Personalities:...

    ,
  • Charente: Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard
    Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard
    Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Gurat
    Gurat
    Gurat is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...

    ,
  • Dordogne: Vendoire
    Vendoire
    Vendoire is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    ,
  • Charente: Vaux-Lavalette
    Vaux-Lavalette
    Vaux-Lavalette is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Salles-Lavalette
    Salles-Lavalette
    Salles-Lavalette is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    ,
  • Dordogne: Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac
    Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac
    Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    ,
  • Charente: Palluaud
    Palluaud
    Palluaud is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...

    ,
  • Dordogne: Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien
    Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien
    Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    , Saint-Paul-Lizonne
    Saint-Paul-Lizonne
    Saint-Paul-Lizonne is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...

    ,
  • Charente: Saint-Séverin
    Saint-Séverin
    Saint-Séverin is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Geography:The Lizonne forms the commune's eastern border, then flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's southern border.-Population:-References:*...

    ,
  • Dordogne: Allemans
    Allemans
    Allemans is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:The Sauvanie forms the commune's northern border, then flows into ine Lizonne, which forms the commune's north-western border; then the Lizonne flows into the Dronne, which forms the commune's...

    ,
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