Maronne

River in central France

Maronne

Location
Country| France
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Saint-Paul-de-Salers
• coordinates| 45°08′32″N 02°35′44″E﻿ / ﻿45.14222°N 2.59556°E﻿ / 45.14222; 2.59556
• elevation| 1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Mouth|

• location

| Dordogne

• coordinates

| 45°04′21″N 01°55′39″E﻿ / ﻿45.07250°N 1.92750°E﻿ / 45.07250; 1.92750

• elevation

| 165 m (541 ft)
Length| 92.6 km (57.5 mi)
Basin size| 821 km2 (317 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 20.3 m3/s (720 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression| Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Maronne (French pronunciation: [maʁɔn]) is a 92.6-kilometre (57.5 mi) long river in the Cantal and Corrèze departments in south central France.[1] Its source is several small streams joining near Récusset, a hamlet in Saint-Paul-de-Salers. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Dordogne, into which it flows between Argentat and Monceaux-sur-Dordogne.

## Departments and communes along its course

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This list is ordered from source to mouth:

* Cantal: Saint-Paul-de-Salers, Fontanges, Saint-Martin-Valmeroux, Sainte-Eulalie, Besse, Pleaux, Saint-Martin-Cantalès, Arnac,
* Corrèze: Saint-Julien-aux-Bois
* Cantal: Cros-de-Montvert,
* Corrèze: Saint-Cirgues-la-Loutre,
* Cantal: Rouffiac,
* Corrèze: Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle, Goulles, Saint-Bonnet-les-Tours-de-Merle, Sexcles, Hautefage, Mercœur, La Chapelle-Saint-Géraud, Argentat and Monceaux-sur-Dordogne

## References

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1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Maronne (P1--0250)".

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