Venoge (La Venoge) | |
River | |
The mouth of the Venoge and Lake Geneva
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Source | L'Isle |
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- elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) |
Mouth | Saint-Sulpice |
- elevation | 380 m (1,247 ft) |
Length | 44 km (27 mi) |
The Venoge (French: La Venoge) is a Swiss river located in the canton of Vaud, a tributary of the Rhône, via Lake Geneva. The Swiss poet Jean Villard Gilles has written a poem about it, La Venoge, in 1954.
The Venoge has its source at L'Isle in the canton of Vaud and flows 44 km down to Lake Geneva, by Saint-Sulpice.
Between its source in L'Isle and Lake Geneva, la Venoge runs through Cuarnens, La Chaux, Moiry, Chevilly, Ferreyres, La Sarraz, Éclépens, Lussery-Villars, Daillens, Cossonay, Penthalaz, Penthaz, Gollion, Vufflens-la-Ville, Aclens, Bussigny-près-Lausanne, Bremblens, Échandens, Écublens, Denges, Préverenges to finally reach Saint-Sulpice.