Belles-Dames
Encyclopedia
The Belles-Dames is a small river
in the Corrèze
and Dordogne departments of southwestern France
. It is a tributary of the Auvézère
river, which is part of the Dordogne
basin. Its source is near Beyssenac
, and it flows into the Auvézère near Payzac
.
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
in the 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:...
and Dordogne departments of 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...
. It is a tributary of the Auvézère
Auvézère
The Auvézère is a small river in the Dordogne department of France. It is a tributary of the Isle River, which is itself a tributary of the Dordogne River.-Geography:...
river, which is part 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...
basin. Its source is near Beyssenac
Beyssenac
Beyssenac is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.It is home to a Romanesque church and a monument commemorating a massacre made by Nazi troops against the population of 16 February 1944....
, and it flows into the Auvézère near Payzac
Payzac, Dordogne
Payzac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-History:The commune was written as Peisac, Peyzac, Paysac and since the late-19th century: Payzac...
.