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 they ...
of the river
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 ...
. Its source is about west of
Authon-du-Perche
Authon-du-Perche (, literally ''Authon of the Perche'') is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Soizé was merged into Authon-du-Perche.Savigny-sur-Braye
Savigny-sur-Braye (, literally ''Savigny on Braye'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.
Population
Personalities
* Jeanne Rij-Rousseau, (born 10 June 1870 in Candé – died 22 October 1956 in 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
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Sarthe
Sarthe () is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire, and the province of Maine, situated in the '' Grand-Ouest'' of the country. It is named after the river Sarthe, which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers. It ha ...
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Vibraye
Vibraye () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France.
History
Vibraye was involved in the 1906 Grand Prix de l'Automobile Club de France, the world's first motoring Grand Prix. The D1 towar ...
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Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a Departments of France, department in the Centre-Val de Loire Regions of France, region of France. It is named after two rivers which run through it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher (river), Cher in its southern p ...
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Souday
Souday () is a former commune in the Loir-et-Cher department in central France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Couëtron-au-Perche.Sargé-sur-Braye,
Savigny-sur-Braye
Savigny-sur-Braye (, literally ''Savigny on Braye'') is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.
Population
Personalities
* Jeanne Rij-Rousseau, (born 10 June 1870 in Candé – died 22 October 1956 in Savigny-sur-Braye ...
Couture-sur-Loir
Couture-sur-Loir (, literally ''Couture on Loir'') is a former commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Vallée-de-Ronsard.Lavenay