The Lignon du Forez (, literally ''Lignon of the

Forez Forez is a former province of France, corresponding approximately to the central part of the modern Loire ''département'' and a part of the Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme ''départements''. The final "z" in Forez () is not pronounced in the Loire ...

''; also called ''Lignon de Chalmazel'', literally ''Lignon of

Chalmazel Chalmazel () is a former commune in the Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Chalmazel-Jeansagnière.

'') is a long river in the

Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

, east-central France. Its source is near

Chalmazel Chalmazel () is a former commune in the Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Chalmazel-Jeansagnière.

. It flows generally east. It is a

left tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...

of the

into which it flows near

Feurs Feurs (; frp, Fuèrs) is a commune in the department of Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. History Antiquity The city was founded by the Romans. The name Feurs is a contraction of ''Segusiavorum Forum''. With a forum the Gallo-Roman era, cit ...

Communes along its course

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Chalmazel Chalmazel () is a former commune in the Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Chalmazel-Jeansagnière.

Jeansagnière Jeansagnière (; frp, Genceniéres) is a former commune in the Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Chalmazel-Jeansagnière.Sauvain, Saint-Bonnet-le-Courreau,

Saint-Georges-en-Couzan Saint-Georges-en-Couzan (; frp, Sant-Jôrjo-en-Cosan) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Geography The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The followin ...

Sail-sous-Couzan Sail-sous-Couzan () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Geography The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune. Population Sights * The Château de Couz ...

, Saint-Sixte, Leigneux, Boën, Trelins,

Marcoux Marcoux may refer to: People with the surname * Valérie Marcoux, Canadian figure skater * Pierre Marcoux, Sr., political figure in Lower Canada * Pierre Marcoux, militia officer in Lower Canada * Yvon Marcoux, Canadian politician * Sauveur Mar ...

Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse Sainte-Agathe-la-Bouteresse () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Geography The river Lignon du Forez flows through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 ...

, Montverdun, Saint-Étienne-le-Molard, Poncins, Cleppé,

References

{{Reflist Rivers of France Rivers of Loire (department) Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes