# Layon

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River in France

Layon The Layon at Rablay-sur-Layon Show map of France Show map of Pays de la Loire Location Country France Physical characteristics Source • location Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse • coordinates 47°03′47″N 00°29′06″W / 47.06306°N 0.48500°W / 47.06306; -0.48500 • elevation 105 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) Length 89.9 km (55.9 mi) Basin size 950 km2 (370 sq mi) Discharge • average 4.05 m3/s (143 cu ft/s) Basin features Progression ‹See Tfd› Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The **Layon** (French pronunciation: [\[lɛjɔ̃\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French) [ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LL-Q150_(fra)-VictorDtmtc-layon.wav)) is a 89.9 km (55.9 mi) long river in the [Deux-Sèvres](/source/Deux-S%C3%A8vres) and [Maine-et-Loire](/source/Maine-et-Loire) [departments](/source/Departments_of_France) in western France.[1] Its source is near [Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse](/source/Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse). It flows generally northwest. It is a [left tributary](/source/Left_tributary) of the [Loire](/source/Loire), into which it flows near [Chalonnes-sur-Loire](/source/Chalonnes-sur-Loire).

## Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

- Deux-Sèvres: [Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse](/source/Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse), [Genneton](/source/Genneton)

- Maine-et-Loire: [Cléré-sur-Layon](/source/Cl%C3%A9r%C3%A9-sur-Layon), [Passavant-sur-Layon](/source/Passavant-sur-Layon), [Nueil-sur-Layon](/source/Nueil-sur-Layon), [Les Verchers-sur-Layon](/source/Les_Verchers-sur-Layon), [Concourson-sur-Layon](/source/Concourson-sur-Layon), [Saint-Georges-sur-Layon](/source/Saint-Georges-sur-Layon), [Brigné](/source/Brign%C3%A9), [Martigné-Briand](/source/Martign%C3%A9-Briand), [Tigné](/source/Tign%C3%A9), [Aubigné-sur-Layon](/source/Aubign%C3%A9-sur-Layon), [Faveraye-Mâchelles](/source/Faveraye-M%C3%A2chelles), [Thouarcé](/source/Thouarc%C3%A9), [Faye-d'Anjou](/source/Faye-d'Anjou), [Champ-sur-Layon](/source/Champ-sur-Layon), [Rablay-sur-Layon](/source/Rablay-sur-Layon), [Chanzeaux](/source/Chanzeaux), [Beaulieu-sur-Layon](/source/Beaulieu-sur-Layon), [Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay](/source/Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay), [Rochefort-sur-Loire](/source/Rochefort-sur-Loire), [Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné](/source/Saint-Aubin-de-Luign%C3%A9), [Chaudefonds-sur-Layon](/source/Chaudefonds-sur-Layon), [Chalonnes-sur-Loire](/source/Chalonnes-sur-Loire)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sandre_1-0)** [Sandre](/source/Service_d'administration_nationale_des_donn%C3%A9es_et_r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rentiels_sur_l'eau). ["Fiche cours d'eau - Layon (M5--0200)"](https://www.sandre.eaufrance.fr/geo/CoursEau_Carthage2017/M5--0200).

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