Yon (river)
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The Yon () is a long river in the
Vendée Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.
''
département In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
'', western France. Its source is at
Saint-Martin-des-Noyers Saint-Martin-des-Noyers () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon has its source in the commune and forms part of its southern border. See also *Communes of the Vendée ...
. It flows generally south. It is a
right tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Lay Lay may refer to: Places *Lay Range, a subrange of mountains in British Columbia, Canada *Lay, Loire, a French commune *Lay (river), France *Lay, Iran, a village *Lay, Kansas, United States, an unincorporated community People * Lay (surname) * ...
into which it flows between Rosnay and Le Champ-Saint-Père.


Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Vendée:
Saint-Martin-des-Noyers Saint-Martin-des-Noyers () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon has its source in the commune and forms part of its southern border. See also *Communes of the Vendée ...
,
La Chaize-le-Vicomte La Chaize-le-Vicomte () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon forms part of the commune's northern border. See also *Communes of the Vendée department The followi ...
, La Ferrière,
Dompierre-sur-Yon Dompierre-sur-Yon (, literally ''Dompierre on Yon'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. Geography The river Yon forms the commune's southeastern border. See also *Communes of the Vendée ...
,
La Roche-sur-Yon La Roche-sur-Yon () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is ''Yonnais''. History The town expanded significantly after Napo ...
, Nesmy,
Saint-Florent-des-Bois Saint-Florent-des-Bois () is a former commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Rives-de-l'Yon.Chaillé-sous-les-Ormeaux, Le Tablier, Rosnay, Le Champ-Saint-Père


References

Rivers of France Rivers of Vendée Rivers of Pays de la Loire {{France-river-stub