Briance
| Briance | |
|---|---|
The Briance | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | La Croisille-sur-Briance |
| • coordinates | 45°35′39″N 01°38′06″E / 45.59417°N 1.63500°E |
| • elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Vienne |
• coordinates | 45°46′54″N 01°12′15″E / 45.78167°N 1.20417°E |
• elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Length | 57.7 km (35.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 597 km2 (231 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 8.17 m3/s (289 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Briance (French pronunciation: [bʁijɑ̃s]; Occitan: Briança) is a 57.7 km (35.9 mi) long river in the Haute-Vienne département, central France. Its source is at La Croisille-sur-Briance. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Vienne into which it flows between Condat-sur-Vienne and Bosmie-l'Aiguille.