Côle

Côle
The Côle at Condat-sur-Trincou
Country	France
Basin
Main source	Firbeix 370 m (1,210 ft) 45°34′59″N 00°58′01″E / 45.58306°N 0.96694°E / 45.58306; 0.96694
River mouth	Dronne 105 m (344 ft) 45°22′08″N 00°41′05″E / 45.36889°N 0.68472°E / 45.36889; 0.68472Coordinates: 45°22′08″N 00°41′05″E / 45.36889°N 0.68472°E / 45.36889; 0.68472
Progression	Dronne→ Isle→ Dordogne→ Atlantic Ocean
Basin size	172 km2 (66 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	51.5 km (32.0 mi)

The Côle (French: la Côle) is a 51.5 km (32.0 mi) long river in the Dordogne département, south-central France. It rises near le Châtenet, a hamlet in Firbeix. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Dronne into which it flows between Condat-sur-Trincou and Brantôme.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Firbeix, La Coquille, Mialet, Saint-Jory-de-Chalais, Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clément, Thiviers, Saint-Jean-de-Côle, Saint-Pierre-de-Côle, La Chapelle-Faucher, Condat-sur-Trincou, Brantôme

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 11 April 2009.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Côle.

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Côle at the Sandre database