Truyère

Entraygues -sur -Truyère

The Truyère is a river in France. It rises in the Massif Central, in the Margeride, in the Forêt- de -la -Croix -de- boron, initially flows to the northeast, but switches to the southwest later and ends after 167 kilometers as a right tributary at Entraygues -sur -Truyère in the Lot. In the lower reaches of the river has formed many deep ravines that are used by a long chain of reservoirs.

On their run, the Truyère touches the following villages, crossing the departments of:

• Location Le Malzieu -Ville, Lozère, Languedoc- Roussillon Region
• Location Chaliers, Cantal, Auvergne region
• Location Entraygues -sur -Truyère, Aveyron, Midi -Pyrénées Région

Tributaries

From source to mouth

• Rimeize (left)
• The other (right)
• Bès (left)
• Brezons (right)
• Bromme (right)
• Goul (right)
• Selves (left)

Attractions

The Garabit Viaduct by Gustave Eiffel crosses a dam Truyère. It was the highest railway bridge in the world in the late 19th century.