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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 Valley UN ...
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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.


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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 .


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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 coo ...
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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 Géogr ...
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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 .


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 fol ...
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