Layon

Layon

The Layon at Rablay-sur-Layon
Basin
Progression LoireAtlantic Ocean
Main source Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse
47°03′47″N 00°29′06″W / 47.06306°N 0.48500°W / 47.06306; -0.48500
Source elevation 105 m (344 ft)
River mouth Loire
47°21′02″N 00°45′16″W / 47.35056°N 0.75444°W / 47.35056; -0.75444Coordinates: 47°21′02″N 00°45′16″W / 47.35056°N 0.75444°W / 47.35056; -0.75444
Mouth elevation 12 m (39 ft)
Basin area 950 km2 (370 sq mi)
Countries France
Length 90.2 km (56.0 mi)
Avg. discharge 4.05 m3/s (143 cu ft/s)

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.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

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