The Rhue is a 56.6 km (35.2 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 Puy-de-Dôme

Puy-de-Dôme

Puy-de-Dôme is a department in the centre of France named after the famous dormant volcano, the Puy-de-Dôme.Inhabitants were called Puydedomois until December 2005...

, Cantal

Cantal

Cantal is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department. Residents are known as Cantaliens or Cantalous....

 and Corrèze

Corrèze

Corrèze is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River.The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens or Corréziennes according to gender.-History:...

 départements, south central France

France

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. Its source is at Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse , or Besse , is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France....

, near Super Besse

Super Besse

Super Besse is a winter sports resort in the Massif Central in France.-Geography:The winter sports resort of Super Besse is located in the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise in the Parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne in the department of Puy de Dôme, in Auvergne...

, in the parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) southeast of the puy de Sancy

Puy de Sancy

Puy de Sancy is the highest mountain in the Massif Central and therefore the highest mountain in central France ....

. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Dordogne

Dordogne River

The Dordogne is a river in south-central and southwest France.-Name:Contrary to appearances, the name of the Dordogne is not a recent word resulting from the names of the Dore and the Dogne...

 into which it flows at Bort-les-Orgues

Bort-les-Orgues

Bort-les-Orgues is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.- Geography :Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne River.The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne....

.

Its main tributaries are the Santoire, the petite Rhue and the Tarentaine.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Puy-de-Dôme: Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
  Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
  Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse , or Besse , is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France....
  
  , Picherande
  Picherande
  Picherande is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme département in Auvergne in central France.-References:*...
  
  , Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues
  Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues
  Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-Geography:The village lies in the southern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Rhue, which flows southward through the commune.-References:*...
  
  
• Cantal: Chanterelle
  Chanterelle, Cantal
  Chanterelle is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Geography:The river Rhue flows southwestward through the western part of the commune.-Population:...
  
  , Condat
  Condat, Cantal
  Condat is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Geography:The village lies in the southern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Rhue.-Population:...
  
  , Saint-Amandin
  Saint-Amandin
  Saint-Amandin is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Montboudif
  Montboudif
  Montboudif is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:-Personalities:It was the birthplace of Georges Pompidou , President of France from 1969 until his death....
  
  , Trémouille
  Trémouille
  Trémouille is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil
  Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil
  Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
  Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal
  Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Antignac
  Antignac, Cantal
  Antignac is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:...
  
  , Vebret
  Vebret
  Vebret is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:...
  
  
• Corrèze: Bort-les-Orgues
  Bort-les-Orgues
  Bort-les-Orgues is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.- Geography :Bort-les-Orgues is situated on the Dordogne River.The river Rhue forms part of the commune's southeastern border, then flows into the Dordogne....