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Layon

River in France
Layon
The Layon at Rablay-sur-Layon
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Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSaint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse
 • coordinates47°03′47′′N 00°29′06′′W / 47.06306°N 0.48500°W / 47.06306; -0.48500
 • elevation105 m (344 ft)
Mouth  
 • location
Loire
 • coordinates
47°21′02′′N 00°45′16′′W / 47.35056°N 0.75444°W / 47.35056; -0.75444
 • elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Length89.9 km (55.9 mi)
Basin size950 km2 (370 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average4.05 m3/s (143 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLoire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Layon (French pronunciation: [lɛjɔ̃] i ) is a 89.9 km (55.9 mi) long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire departments in western France.[1] 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.

Departments and communes along its course

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This list is ordered from source to mouth:

References

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