The Clain (; oc, Clen, link=yes) is a long river in western France, a left tributary of the river

Charente Charente (; Saintongese: ''Chérente''; oc, Charanta ) is a department in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, south western France. It is named after the river Charente, the most important and longest river in the department, an ...

. The Clain flows generally north, through the following departments and towns: *

Vienne Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Pressac Pressac () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Geography The Clouère forms the commune's north-eastern border. The Clain flows northward through the middle of the commune and crosses the v ...

Vivonne Vivonne () is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Louis Victor de Rochechouart de Mortemart, brother of Madame de Montespan was the ''duc de Vivonne''. Population See also *Communes of the V ...

Poitiers Poitiers (, , , ; Poitevin: ''Poetàe'') is a city on the River Clain in west-central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and the historical centre of Poitou. In 2017 it had a population of 88,291. Its agglomerat ...

. It joins the Vienne near

Châtellerault Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; oc, Chastelairaud) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the re ...

Cenon-sur-Vienne Cenon-sur-Vienne (, literally ''Cenon on Vienne'') is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Demographics See also *Communes of the Vienne department The following is a list of the 266 com ...

. Among its tributaries are the

Boivre The Boivre () is a long river in western France, a left tributary of the Clain. Its source is near Vasles, in the Deux-Sèvres department. The Boivre flows through the following departments and towns: *Deux-Sèvres: Vasles * Vienne: Benass ...

, the

Clouère The Clouère (french: la Clouère, ) is a river that flows through the west-central French departments of Charente and Vienne. Its source is at Lessac, from which it flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Clain, into which ...

and the Vonne.

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Charente Rivers of Vienne Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-river-stub