Lay (river)
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| Lay | |
|---|---|
| File:Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais 001.JPG The Lay at Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais | |
| File:Lay (fleuve).png | |
| Native name | Le Lay (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin |
| • coordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. |
| • elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bay of Biscay |
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• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 120 km (75 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,750 km2 (680 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 14 m3/s (490 cu ft/s) |
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The Lay (French pronunciation: [lɛ]) is a 120-kilometre (75 mi) river in the Vendée département, western France.[1] Its source is at Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin and it flows generally southwest. It flows into the Bay of Biscay between La Faute-sur-Mer and L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, 20 km (12 mi) northwest of La Rochelle.
Its main tributaries are the Yon and the Smagne.
Communes along its course
[edit | edit source]This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Vendée: Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin, Menomblet, Réaumur, Montournais, La Meilleraie-Tillay, Pouzauges, Le Boupère, Monsireigne, Saint-Prouant, Sigournais, Bazoges-en-Pareds, Chantonnay, La Réorthe, Bournezeau, Sainte-Hermine, Sainte-Pexine, Moutiers-sur-le-Lay, Bessay, Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, La Couture, Péault, La Bretonnière-la-Claye, Rosnay, Le Champ-Saint-Père, Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon, Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais, Curzon, Lairoux, Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer, Grues, Angles, La Faute-sur-Mer, L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer,
References
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