Èvre

Èvre

The Èvre in Montrevault
Native name L'Èvre (f)
Basin
Progression LoireAtlantic Ocean
Main source Vezins
47°07′50″N 00°41′39″W / 47.13056°N 0.69417°W / 47.13056; -0.69417
Source elevation 161 m (528 ft)
River mouth Loire
47°21′49″N 1°02′00″W / 47.36361°N 1.03333°W / 47.36361; -1.03333Coordinates: 47°21′49″N 1°02′00″W / 47.36361°N 1.03333°W / 47.36361; -1.03333
Mouth elevation 10 m (33 ft)
Basin area 573 km2 (221 sq mi)
Countries France
Length 92 km (57 mi)
Avg. discharge 3.38 m3/s (119 cu ft/s)

The Èvre is a 92 km (57 mi) long river in western France, left tributary of the Loire. Its source is at Vezins, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northeast of the village. It flows into the Loire at Le Marillais, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the village.

The Èvre flows through the following communes in the Maine-et-Loire département, ordered from source to mouth: Vezins, La Tourlandry, Trémentines, Le May-sur-Èvre, La Jubaudière, Jallais, La Poitevinière, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Le Fief-Sauvin, Montrevault, Saint-Pierre-Montlimart, Saint-Rémy-en-Mauges, La Boissière-sur-Èvre, La Chapelle-Saint-Florent, Botz-en-Mauges, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Le Marillais

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