Vézère

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Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valleya
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party Flag of France France
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iii
Identification #85
Regionb Europe and North America

Inscription History
Formal Inscription: 1979
3rd Session

a Name as officially inscribed on the WH List
b As classified officially by UNESCO
Vézère
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:

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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