The Lignon du Forez (, literally ''Lignon of the
Forez
Forez (; ) is a Provinces of France, former province of France, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern Loire (department), Loire ''département in France, département'' and a part of the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme ''dépa ...
''; also called ''Lignon de Chalmazel'', literally ''Lignon of
Chalmazel'') is a long river in 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 ...
department, east-central France.
Its source is near
Chalmazel. It flows generally east. It is a
left 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 ...
into which it flows near
Feurs
Feurs (; ) is a commune in the department of Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
History
Antiquity
The city was founded by the Romans. The name ''Feurs'' is a contraction of ''Forum Segusiavorum'', in reference to the forum of the Gallo-Ro ...
.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
Chalmazel,
Jeansagnière,
Sauvain,
Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau,
Saint-Georges-en-Couzan,
Sail-sous-Couzan,
Saint-Sixte,
Leigneux,
Boën,
Trelins,
Marcoux,
Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse,
Montverdun,
Saint-Étienne-le-Molard,
Poncins,
Cleppé,
Feurs
Feurs (; ) is a commune in the department of Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
History
Antiquity
The city was founded by the Romans. The name ''Feurs'' is a contraction of ''Forum Segusiavorum'', in reference to the forum of the Gallo-Ro ...
References
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Rivers of France
Rivers of Loire (department)
Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes