Lizonne

Lizonne
The Lizonne between Combiers (left) and La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine (right)
Basin
Progression	Dronne→ Isle→ Dordogne→ Atlantic Ocean
Main source	Sceau-Saint-Angel 45°29′00″N 00°40′07″E / 45.48333°N 0.66861°E / 45.48333; 0.66861
Source elevation	200 m (660 ft)
River mouth	Dronne 45°17′22″N 00°15′09″E / 45.28944°N 0.25250°E / 45.28944; 0.25250Coordinates: 45°17′22″N 00°15′09″E / 45.28944°N 0.25250°E / 45.28944; 0.25250
Mouth elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Basin area	640 km² (250 sq mi)
Countries	France
Length	60.5 km (37.6 mi)
Avg. discharge	5.28 m³/s (186 cu ft/s)

The Lizonne (French: la Lizonne), also called Nizonne, is a 60.5 km (37.6 mi) long river in the Dordogne and Charente départements, southwestern France. Its source is near Morelière, a hamlet in Sceau-Saint-Angel. It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Dronne into which it flows between Saint-Séverin and Allemans.

Part of its course forms part of the border between the Dordogne and Charente départements.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

Dordogne: Sceau-Saint-Angel, Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, Champeaux-et-la-Chapelle-Pommier, Rudeau-Ladosse, Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil, Puyrenier, Beaussac, Les Graulges, Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil, Combiers, La Rochebeaucourt-et-Argentine,
Charente: Édon,
Dordogne: Champagne-et-Fontaine,
Charente: Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard, Gurat,
Dordogne: Vendoire,
Charente: Vaux-Lavalette, Salles-Lavalette,
Dordogne: Nanteuil-Auriac-de-Bourzac,
Charente: Palluaud,
Dordogne: Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien, Saint-Paul-Lizonne,
Charente: Saint-Séverin,
Dordogne: Allemans,

Notes

This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 7th 2009.

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