Cère
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The Cère is a 120 km 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 south-western 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...

, left tributary of the Dordogne River
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...

. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central
Massif Central
The Massif Central is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaux....

, near the mountain Plomb du Cantal. It flows generally west through the following départements and towns:
  • 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....

    : Vic-sur-Cère
    Vic-sur-Cère
    Vic-sur-Cère is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:...

    , Arpajon-sur-Cère
    Arpajon-sur-Cère
    Arpajon-sur-Cère is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France.-Population:-References:*...

     (near Aurillac
    Aurillac
    Aurillac is a commune in the Auvergne region in south-central France, capital of the Cantal department.Aurillac's inhabitants are called Aurillacois, and are also Cantaliens or Cantalous in Occitan....

    )
  • 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:...

  • Lot
    Lot (département)
    Lot is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot River.- History :Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Languedoc. In 1808, some of the original southeastern cantons were...

    : Bretenoux
    Bretenoux
    Bretenoux is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....



The Cère flows into the Dordogne River
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...

 near Bretenoux
Bretenoux
Bretenoux is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....

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