The Dore river flows within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the Puy-de-Dôme department and 21 "communes". It flows through the following "communes", among others: Dore-l’Église, Marsac-en-Livradois, Ambert, Vertolaye, Olliergues, Sauviat, Courpière, Néronde-sur-Dore, Peschadoires, Dorat, Puy-Guillaume.