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Lay (river)

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Native name
  
Le Lay

Length
  
120 km

Country
  
France

Basin size
  
1,750 km (680 sq mi)

Mouth
  
Bay of Biscay

Mouth elevation
  
0

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Main source
  
Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin 195 m (640 ft)

River mouth
  
Bay of Biscay 0 m (0 ft)

Discharge
  
Average rate: 14 m/s (490 cu ft/s)

Similar
  
Yon, Marais Poitevin, Sèvre Nantaise, Puy du Fou, La Tour Moricq

The Lay (French: le Lay) is a 120.3 km (74.8 mi) long river in the Vendée département, western France. Its source is at Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin. It flows generally southwest. It flows into the Bay of Biscay between La Faute-sur-Mer and L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, 20 km (12 mi) northwest of La Rochelle.

Contents

Map of Le Lay, France

Its main tributaries are the Yon and the Smagne.

Communes along its courseEdit

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

  • Vendée: Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin, Menomblet, Réaumur, Montournais, La Meilleraie-Tillay, Pouzauges, Le Boupère, Monsireigne, Saint-Prouant, Sigournais, Bazoges-en-Pareds, Chantonnay, La Réorthe, Bournezeau, Sainte-Hermine, Sainte-Pexine, Moutiers-sur-le-Lay, Bessay, Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, La Couture, Péault, La Bretonnière-la-Claye, Rosnay, Le Champ-Saint-Père, Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon, Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais, Curzon, Lairoux, Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer, Grues, Angles, La Faute-sur-Mer, L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer,

    • References

    Lay (river) Wikipedia
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