Dronne
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The Dronne is a 201 km long river in south-western France, right tributary of the Isle River. Its source is in the north-western Massif Central, east of the town of Châlus (south-west of Limoges) at an elevation of nearly 500 m. It flows south-west through the following départements and towns:
- Haute-Vienne
- Dordogne: Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière, Brantôme, Ribérac
- Charente: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne
- Gironde: Coutras
The Dronne flows into the Isle River in Coutras.
Captain Raymond Dronne (first officer of the Allied liberation force to enter Paris, August, 1944)