Gartempe

Bridge at Saint- Savin

The Gartempe ( okzitan. Gartempa ) is a river in France, which runs in the Limousin and Poitou- Charentes. It rises in the Massif Central, the place Pétillat, in the municipality of Peyrabout, approximately 640 meters above sea level and ends after 205 kilometers in the vicinity of La Roche- Posay as a left tributary in the Creuse. On her way she crosses the departments of Creuse, Haute -Vienne and Vienne.

Places on the river

In Creuse:

  • Gartempe
  • Le Grand -Bourg
  • Saint- Étienne -de- Fursac

In the department of Haute- Vienne:

  • Bessines -sur -Gartempe
  • Châteauponsac
  • Rancon

In Vienne:

In the department of Indre -et- Loire:

  • Yzeures -sur -Creuse
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