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Tributaries Of The Loire
{{short description, None The river Loire in France has numerous tributary, tributaries, which include the following rivers (in order, going upstream): * Acheneau ** Boulogne (river), Boulogne * Sèvre Nantaise (in Nantes) * Erdre (in Nantes) * Èvre (in Le Marillais) * Layon (in Chalonnes-sur-Loire) * Maine (river), Maine (near Angers) ** Mayenne (river), Mayenne (near Angers) *** Oudon (river), Oudon (in Le Lion-d'Angers) **** Verzée (in Segré) *** Ernée (river), Ernée (in Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne) ** Sarthe (river), Sarthe (near Angers) *** Loir (north of Angers) **** Braye (river), Braye (in Pont-de-Braye) **** Aigre (river), Aigre (near Cloyes-sur-le-Loir) **** Yerre (near Cloyes-sur-le-Loir) **** Conie (near Châteaudun) **** Ozanne (in Bonneval, Eure-et-Loir, Bonneval) *** Vaige (in Sablé-sur-Sarthe) *** Vègre (in Avoise) *** Huisne (in Le Mans) * Authion (in Sainte-Gemmes-sur-Loire) * Thouet (near Saumur) ** Dive (river), Dive (near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loire
The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône. It rises in the southeastern quarter of the French Massif Central in the Cévennes range (in the departments of France, department of Ardèche) at near Mont Gerbier de Jonc; it flows north through Nevers to Orléans, then west through Tours and Nantes until it reaches the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean) at St Nazaire, Saint-Nazaire. Its main tributaries include the rivers Nièvre (Loire), Nièvre, Maine (river), Maine and the Erdre on its right bank, and the rivers Allier (river), Allier, Cher (river), Cher, Indre (river), Indre, Vienne (river), Vienne, and the Sèvre Nantaise on the left bank. The Loire gives its name to six departments: Loire (department), Loire, Haute-Loire, Loire-Atlantique, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, and Saône-et-Loire. The lower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angers
Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the province are called ''Angevins'' or, more rarely, ''Angeriens''. Angers proper covers and has a population of 154,508 inhabitants, while around 432,900 live in its metropolitan area (''aire d'attraction''). The Communauté urbaine Angers Loire Métropole, Angers Loire Métropole is made up of 29 communes covering with 299,500 inhabitants (2018).Comparateur de territoire INSEE Not including the broader metropolitan area, Angers is the third most populous Communes of France, commune in northwes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir (, literally ''Cloyes on the Loir'') is a former commune on the River Loir, a few kilometres south of the town of Châteaudun in the department of Eure-et-Loir in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Cloyes-les-Trois-Rivières. Population Personalities It was the home of Stephen of Cloyes, a leader of the Children's Crusade. Mezzo-soprano Juliette Borghèse was born in the town. See also *Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department The following is a list of the 363 communes of the Eure-et-Loir department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Official webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigre (river)
Aigre () is a Communes of France, commune in the Charente Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France. The commune has been awarded one flower by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''. Geography Location and access Aigre is located in the north-west of the Charente department 40 kilometres north of Angoulême. The town lies within the borders of the former provinces of Angoumois, County of Saintonge, Saintonge, and Poitou. The department of Charente is not served by the French motorway network so access by the A10 autoroute is by National Route N10 at Exit Poitiers-Sud in the north and by the former National Route N739 from Exit 34, Saint-Jean-d'Angely in the west. The commune is traversed by three former national roads: the D739 which connects Tonnay-Charente to ''Fontafie'', the D736 which connects Ruffec, Charente, Ruffec to Saint-Fort-sur-le-Né, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont-de-Braye
Lavenay () is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée. 16 December 2016 Its population was 301 in 2022. Geography The Braye forms most of the commune's south-eastern border, then flows into the , which forms most of its south-western border.Transport The railway station is at ''Pont-de-Braye'', a hamlet south of Lavenay.See also * |
Braye (river)
The Braye () is a river of France, and a right tributary of the river Loir. Its source is about west of Authon-du-Perche. The Braye is long, and crosses Savigny-sur-Braye. Among its tributaries are the Grenne, Anille and Tusson. It flows into the Loir near ''Pont-de-Braye'', in Lavenay. Places along the river * Sarthe: Vibraye * Loir-et-Cher: Souday, Sargé-sur-Braye, Savigny-sur-Braye * Sarthe: Bessé-sur-Braye, * Loir-et-Cher: Sougé, Loir-et-Cher, Sougé, Couture-sur-Loir * Sarthe: Lavenay References Rivers of France Rivers of Loir-et-Cher Rivers of Eure-et-Loir Rivers of Sarthe Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire Rivers of Pays de la Loire {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loir
The Loir is a long river in western France. It is a left tributary of the Sarthe. Its source is in the Eure-et-Loir department, north of Illiers-Combray. It joins the river Sarthe in Briollay, north of the city of Angers. It is indirectly a tributary of the Loire The Loire ( , , ; ; ; ; ) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône. It rises in the so ..., and runs roughly parallel to it and slightly north of it for much of its length, and so might be regarded as a Yazoo type river. Tributaries * Ozanne * Yerre * Braye * Aigre * Conie References Rivers of France Rivers of Eure-et-Loir Rivers of Loir-et-Cher Rivers of Maine-et-Loire Rivers of Sarthe Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire Rivers of Pays de la Loire {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarthe (river)
The Sarthe () is a river in western France. Together with the river Mayenne it forms the river Maine, which is a tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Orne department, near Moulins-la-Marche. It flows generally southwest, through the following departments and towns: *Orne: Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe, Alençon *Sarthe: Fresnay-sur-Sarthe, Beaumont-sur-Sarthe, Le Mans, Sablé-sur-Sarthe *Maine-et-Loire: Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe, Tiercé, Angers Its main tributaries are the Loir and the Huisne from the left, and the Vaige, the Erve and the Vègre The Vègre () is an long river in the Sarthe department in western France. Its source is near Rouessé-Vassé. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Sarthe Sarthe () is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loi ... from the right. Navigation The Sarthe has 20 weirs and locks. The channel is well marked and navigation is straightforward, except for the risk of shoals in certain se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne
Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne (, literally ''Saint-Jean on Mayenne'') is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Mayenne department The following is a list of the 240 communes of the Mayenne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Saintjeansurmayenne {{Mayenne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernée (river)
The Ernée () is a long river in the department of Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, northwestern France. Its source is in the commune of Levaré, and it flows through the communes of Ernée, Chailland, Andouillé and Saint-Germain-le-Fouilloux, before flowing into the river Mayenne Mayenne ( ) is a landlocked department in northwest France named after the river Mayenne. Mayenne is part of the administrative region of Pays de la Loire and is surrounded by the departments of Manche, Orne, Sarthe, Maine-et-Loire, and Il ... (right bank) at Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne. References Rivers of Mayenne Rivers of France Rivers of Pays de la Loire {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segré
Segré () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 15 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Segré-en-Anjou Bleu. 28 September 2016 There is a of the Maine-et-Loire department in Segré. Geography In the town of Segré, the flows into the Oudon.Twin towns * Fe ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verzée
The Verzée () is a river in the Loire-Atlantique and Maine-et-Loire '' départements'', western France. Its source is at Soudan. It flows generally east-southeast. It is a right tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' 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 into which the ... of the Oudon into which it flows at Segré. Communes along its course This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Loire-Atlantique: Soudan, Noyal-sur-Brutz, Villepot *Maine-et-Loire: Pouancé, La Prévière, Armaillé, Noëllet, Le Tremblay, Combrée, Le Bourg-d'Iré, Noyant-la-Gravoyère, Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné, Segré References Rivers of France Rivers of Loire-Atlantique Rivers of Maine-et-Loire Rivers of Pays de la Loire {{France-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
