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Layon
The Layon () is a 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 Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. It is located on the left bank of the river Loire in the Loire Val ...
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Nueil-sur-Layon
Nueil-sur-Layon (, literally ''Nueil on Layon'') is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Lys-Haut-Layon.Arrêté préfectoral
18 December 2015


Geography

The village lies on the left bank of the , which flows northeastward through the southern part of the commune.


See also

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Rablay-sur-Layon
Rablay-sur-Layon () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bellevigne-en-Layon.Arrêté préfectoral
2 November 2015 Its population was 784 in 2019.


Geography

The commune is traversed by the river .


See also

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Aubigné-sur-Layon
Aubigné-sur-Layon (, literally ''Aubigné on Layon'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Geography The river Layon forms all of the commune's northern border. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official site
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Saint-Georges-sur-Layon
Saint-Georges-sur-Layon (, literally ''Saint Georges on Layon'') is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 30 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Doué-en-Anjou.Arrêté préfectoral
23 September 2016 Its population was 759 in 2019.


Geography

The commune is traversed by the river .


See also

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Chaudefonds-sur-Layon
Chaudefonds-sur-Layon (, literally ''Chaudefonds on Layon'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department of western France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Layon. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Chaudefondssurlayon {{MaineLoire-geo-stub ...
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Beaulieu-sur-Layon
Beaulieu-sur-Layon (, literally ''Beaulieu on Layon'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. The composer and organist Louis Aubeux (1917–1999) was born in Beaulieu-sur-Layon. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Layon. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official site
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Tigné
Tigné () is a small village, administratively a former ''commune'', in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On January 1, 2016 it became a delegated ''commune'' within the new ''commune'' of Lys-Haut-Layon.Arrêté préfectoral
18 December 2015 Wines produced in the commune carry the protected name Coteaux-du-Layon.


Geography

The commune is traversed by the river on its north side. The river creates a natural boundary with the neighboring village, Martigné-Briand. It is located in the "''Couloir du Layon''", a geographical area composed of winelands along the



Champ-sur-Layon
Champ-sur-Layon () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Bellevigne-en-Layon.Arrêté préfectoral
2 November 2015


Geography

The commune is traversed by the river .


See also

* Joseph Gelineau *

Passavant-sur-Layon
Passavant-sur-Layon (, literally ''Passavant on Layon'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Layon. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Passavantsurlayon {{MaineLoire-geo-stub ...
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Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné
Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné () is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 31 December 2015, it was merged into the new commune Val-du-Layon. This rural village, located in the deep valley of Layon and in the Loire Valley, is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It has an important mining past linked to the exploitation of the Lower Loire Coal Basin. A wine-growing town, its territory is located in the Coteaux du Layon appellation ( AOC). Geography This Angevin village in the west of France, is located on the northern border of the Mauges on the way from Chaudefonds-sur-Layon to Rochefort-sur-Loire.IGN et BRGM, Géoportail Saint-Aubin-de-Luigné (49), consulté le 7 mars 2015. The territory of the Mauges is a small area that covers part of southwest Maine-et-Loire bounded by the waterways of the Loire in the north and the Layon in the east.Louis Poirier, ''Essai sur la morphologie de l'Anjou méridional (Mauges et Saumurois)'', Annales de G ...
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Cléré-sur-Layon
Cléré-sur-Layon (, literally ''Cléré on Layon'') is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Layon, which flows northeastward through the commune. See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Cleresurlayon {{MaineLoire-geo-stub ...
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Les Verchers-sur-Layon
Les Verchers-sur-Layon (, literally ''Les Verchers on Layon'') is a former commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. On 30 December 2016, it was merged into the new commune Doué-en-Anjou.Arrêté préfectoral
23 September 2016


Geography

The commune is traversed by the river Layon.


See also

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Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 177 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalit ...
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