Layon | |
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The Layon at Rablay-sur-Layon
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Country | France |
Basin features | |
Main source | Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse 105 m (344 ft) 47°03′47″N 00°29′06″W / 47.06306°N 0.48500°W |
River mouth |
Loire 12 m (39 ft) 47°21′02″N 00°45′16″W / 47.35056°N 0.75444°WCoordinates: 47°21′02″N 00°45′16″W / 47.35056°N 0.75444°W |
Progression | Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
Basin size | 950 km2 (370 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 90.2 km (56.0 mi) |
Discharge |
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The Layon (French: le Layon) is a 90.2 km (56.0 mi) long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire départements, western France. Its source is near Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Loire into which it flows near Chalonnes-sur-Loire.
This list is ordered from source to mouth: