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Saint-Priest-Taurion
Saint-Priest-Taurion (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁijɛ(st) toʁjɔ̃]; Occitan: Sent Prech) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France. Its INSEE code is 87178 and its zip code is 87480.
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Communes of the Haute-Vienne department
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Taurion
The Taurion (French pronunciation: [toʁjɔ̃]; Occitan: Taurion), as it is known in Haute-Vienne, or Thaurion, as it is known in Creuse, is a 107.5 km long river in western France, tributary of the Vienne river.
Its source is at an altitude of 785 m on the Plateau de Millevaches, on the flanks of the Puy de Groscher, near Gentioux in the commune of Gentioux-Pigerolles, in the Creuse département.
It passes under the bridge of Sénoueix, feeds the Lac de Lavaud-Gelade, and then crosses the Rigole du diable. It flows into the Vienne on the right bank at Saint-Priest-Taurion, at 232 m elevation. Hydro-electric dams are built along the river, (La Roche Talamy, l'Étroit, Saint-Marc, Chauvan).
The Taurion flows through the following départements and towns:
Creuse: Gentioux-Pigerolles, Saint-Hilaire-le-Château, Pontarion, Bourganeuf
Haute-Vienne: Saint-Priest-Taurion
2.9 km
Saint-Just-le-Martel
Saint-Just-le-Martel (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒyst lə maʁtɛl]; Limousin: Sent Just (dau Martèu)) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
4.8 km
Royères
Royères (French pronunciation: [ʁwajɛʁ]; Occitan: Roiéra) in a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.
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Rilhac-Rancon
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