Semme

46°11′47″N 01°32′20″E / 46.19639°N 1.53889°E / 46.19639; 1.53889 • elevation405 m (1,329 ft) Mouth Gartempe46°08′42″N 01°07′12″E / 46.14500°N 1.12000°E / 46.14500; 1.12000183 m (600 ft)Length50.3 km (31.3 mi)Basin size177 km² (68 sq mi)Discharge  • average2 m³/s (71 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionGartempe→ Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Semme (French pronunciation: [sɛm]) is a 50.3-kilometre (31.3 mi) river in the Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments, in central France.^[1] Its source is in Saint-Priest-la-Feuille. It flows generally west and is a right tributary of the Gartempe, into which it flows near le Bouchard, a hamlet in the municipality of Droux.

Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Creuse: Saint-Priest-la-Feuille, Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac, Saint-Maurice-la-Souterraine
• Haute-Vienne: Fromental, Saint-Amand-Magnazeix, Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Châteauponsac, Villefavard, Rancon, Droux

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