Sioule

Meanders of the Sioule at Queuille

Sioule gorge near Chouvigny

The Sioule is a river in France. It rises on the north side of the Monts Dore, in the municipality of Vernines in the Regional Natural Park of Auvergne Volcanoes and ends after 163 kilometers south of Monétay -sur -Allier as a left tributary of the Allier. On her way she crosses the departments of Puy -de- Dôme and Allier.

Places on the river

• Pontgibaud
• Les Ancizes -Comps
• Châteauneuf -les- Bains
• Ébreuil
• Chouvigny
• Saint- Germain -de- Salles
• Saint- Pourçain- sur -Sioule

Attractions

Viaduc des Fades, the highest with 132.5 m railway viaduct in France spans the valley of the Sioule.