Layon

Layon
The Layon at Rablay-sur-Layon
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse
• coordinates	47°03′47″N 00°29′06″W
• elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Mouth
• location	Loire
• coordinates	47°21′02″N 00°45′16″W
• elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Length	89.9 km (55.9 mi)
Basin size	950 km2 (370 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	4.05 m3/s (143 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Layon (French pronunciation: [lɛjɔ̃] ) is a 89.9 km (55.9 mi) long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire departments in western France. Its source is near Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Loire, into which it flows near Chalonnes-sur-Loire.

Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Deux-Sèvres: Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse, Genneton
• Maine-et-Loire: Cléré-sur-Layon, Passavant-sur-Layon, Nueil-sur-Layon, Les Verchers-sur-Layon, Concourson-sur-Layon, Saint-Georges-sur-Layon, Brigné, Martigné-Briand, Tigné, Aubigné-sur-Layon, Faveraye-Mâchelles, Thouarcé, Faye-d'Anjou, Champ-sur-Layon, Rablay-sur-Layon, Chanzeaux, Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, Rochefort-sur-Loire, Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné, Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, Chalonnes-sur-Loire