Taurion

{{Short description|River in France}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Taurion

| image =

| image_caption =

| pushpin_map = France#France Nouvelle-Aquitaine

| source1_location = Limousin

| mouth_location = Vienne

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|45|53|3|N|1|23|40|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| progression = {{RVienne}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = France

| length = {{convert|107.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|785|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|232|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|18.9|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}} at Saint-Priest-Taurion

| basin_size = {{convert|1,030|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

}}

The Taurion ({{IPA|fr|toʁjɔ̃}}; {{langx|oc|Taurion}}), as it is known in Haute-Vienne, or Thaurion, as it is known in Creuse, is a 107.5 km long river in western France, tributary of the Vienne river.{{Sandre|id=L0--0150|nom=Taurion}}

Its source is at an altitude of 785 m on the Plateau de Millevaches, on the flanks of the Puy de Groscher, near Gentioux in the commune of Gentioux-Pigerolles, in the Creuse département.

It passes under the bridge of Sénoueix, feeds the Lac de Lavaud-Gelade, and then crosses the Rigole du diable. It flows into the Vienne on the right bank at Saint-Priest-Taurion, at 232 m elevation. Hydro-electric dams are built along the river, (La Roche Talamy, l'Étroit, Saint-Marc, Chauvan).{{cn|date=October 2022}}

The Taurion flows through the following départements and towns:

• Creuse: Gentioux-Pigerolles, Saint-Hilaire-le-Château, Pontarion, Bourganeuf
• Haute-Vienne: Saint-Priest-Taurion