Tardoire
Encyclopedia
The Tardoire is a river in southwestern France
, left tributary to the river Bonnieure
. Its source is in Châlus
, in the Haute-Vienne
département. It flows into the Bonnieure near Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure
. Over much of its length, the Tardoire flows underground.
It flows through the following départements and towns:
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...
, left tributary to the river Bonnieure
Bonnieure
The Bonnieure is a river in the Charente département, southwestern France, left tributary to the river Charente. Its source is in Genouillac, in the east of the department. It flows into the Charente near Mansle. Another town along the Bonnieure is Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure.- References...
. Its source is in Châlus
Châlus
Châlus is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-History:Châlus' is where Richard I of England was wounded by a crossbow bolt and killed as a result of the wound...
, in the Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne
Haute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city is Limoges...
département. It flows into the Bonnieure near Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure
Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure
Saint-Ciers-sur-Bonnieure is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
. Over much of its length, the Tardoire flows underground.
It flows through the following départements and towns:
- Haute-VienneHaute-VienneHaute-Vienne is a French department named after the Vienne River. It is one of three departments that together constitute the French region of Limousin.The chief and largest city is Limoges...
: ChâlusChâlusChâlus is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.-History:Châlus' is where Richard I of England was wounded by a crossbow bolt and killed as a result of the wound...
, CussacCussac, Haute-VienneCussac is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in western France.Inhabitants are known as Cussacois.-References:*... - CharenteCharenteCharente 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...
: MontbronMontbronMontbron is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:...
, La RochefoucauldLa Rochefoucauld, CharenteLa Rochefoucauld is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.It lies very close to the line which delineated occupied France and Vichy France during World War II.-Etymology:...