Tardes (river)

River in France

Tardes

The suspension bridge over the Tardes, between Budelière and Évaux-les-Bains

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Location
Country| France
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Basville
• coordinates| 45°52′39″N 02°25′06″E﻿ / ﻿45.87750°N 2.41833°E﻿ / 45.87750; 2.41833
• elevation| 720 m (2,360 ft)
Mouth|

• location

| Cher

• coordinates

| 46°14′15″N 02°30′48″E﻿ / ﻿46.23750°N 2.51333°E﻿ / 46.23750; 2.51333

• elevation

| 290 m (950 ft)
Length| 77.3 km (48.0 mi)
Basin size| 972 km2 (375 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 9.09 m3/s (321 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression| Cher→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Tardes (French pronunciation: [taʁd]; Occitan: Tard) is a 77.3-kilometre-long (48.0 mi) river in the Creuse département, central France.[1] Its source is at Basville. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Cher into which it flows between Évaux-les-Bains and Budelière.

Its main tributary is the Voueize.

## Communes along its course

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This list is ordered from source to mouth: Basville, Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq, Crocq, Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet, La Villetelle, Saint-Avit-de-Tardes, Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde, Lupersat, Champagnat, Saint-Domet, La Serre-Bussière-Vieille, Peyrat-la-Nonière, Saint-Priest, Le Chauchet, Saint-Julien-le-Châtel, Tardes, Lussat, Chambon-sur-Voueize, Évaux-les-Bains, Budelière

## References

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1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Tardes (K51-0300)".

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