Cérou

The Cérou (French: le Cérou) is an 87.1 km (54.1 mi) long river in the Aveyron and Tarn departments in southern France.^[1] Its source is at Saint-Jean-Delnous, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) northwest of the village. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron, into which it flows at Milhars, 1.4 km (0.87 mi) north of the village.

Cérou
The Cérou in 2008, during a flood.
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Saint-Jean-Delnous
• coordinates	44°03′21″N 02°28′33″E
• elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Mouth
• location	Aveyron
• coordinates	44°08′21″N 01°52′32″E
• elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Length	87.1 km (54.1 mi)
Basin size	503 km2 (194 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	4.13 m3/s (146 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Aveyron→ Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

Departments and communes along its course

It flows generally west through the following departments and communes, ordered from source to mouth:

• Aveyron: Saint-Jean-Delnous, Lédergues
• Tarn: Lédas-et-Penthiès, Lacapelle-Pinet, Padiès, Crespin, Andouque, Saint-Jean-de-Marcel, Valderiès, Rosières, Carmaux, Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux, Monestiés, Le Ségur, Salles, Saint-Marcel-Campes, Cordes-sur-Ciel, Les Cabannes, Mouzieys-Panens, Vindrac-Alayrac, Labarthe-Bleys, Marnaves, Milhars

Tributaries

The Farruel (12.5 km), the Boutescure (15.4 km), the Céroc (17.6 km), the Candou, the Céret (28.5 km), the Zère, the Aymer (12,2 km), and the Bonnan.

References

1. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Cérou (O56-0400)".