Vézère
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| Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| State Party |  France |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iii |
| Reference | 85 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1979 (3rd Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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| Vézère | |
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| Origin | Plateau de Millevaches |
| Mouth | Dordogne |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 192 km |
| Source elevation | 970 m |
| Avg. discharge | 50 m³/s |
| Basin area | 3,708 km² |
The Vézère is a 190 km long river in south-western France, right tributary of the Dordogne River. Its source is in the north-western Massif Central. It flows south-west through the following départements and cities:
- Corrèze: Pérols-sur-Vézère, Bugeat, Uzerche, Vigeois, Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Dordogne: Montignac, Terrasson-Lavilledieu, Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Le Bugue
It flows into the Dordogne near Le Bugue. A tributary of the Vézère is the Corrèze River.
The Vézère Valley is famed for its cave systems, containing numerous cave paintings and hominid remains. UNESCO collectively designated these a World Heritage Site in 1979. Among the sites included is Lascaux.
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