The Vie () is an long
river
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in the
department of
Vendée
Vendée () 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.[France
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.
Its source is near the town
Belleville-sur-Vie. It flows generally west. It discharges into the
Atlantic Ocean
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in
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie.
Communes along its course
The following list is ordered from source to mouth:
* Vendée:
Bellevigny,
Le Poiré-sur-Vie
Le Poiré-sur-Vie (, literally ''Le Poiré on Vie (river), Vie'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region in western France.
Population
See also
*Commun ...
,
Aizenay,
La Chapelle-Palluau
La Chapelle-Palluau () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France
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,
Maché,
Apremont,
Coëx,
Saint-Maixent-sur-Vie,
Commequiers,
Le Fenouiller,
Notre-Dame-de-Riez,
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez,
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
References
0Vie
Rivers of France
Rivers of Pays de la Loire
Rivers of Vendée
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