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The Lignon du Velay (, literally ''Lignon of the Velay'') is an long river in the
Ardèche Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.Haute-Loire
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, south-central France. Its source is near
Chaudeyrolles Chaudeyrolles () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The river Lignon du Velay has its source in the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Loire department The following is a list of ...
. It flows generally north. It is a
right 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 ...
of the Loire, into which it flows at Pont de Lignon, a hamlet in
Monistrol-sur-Loire Monistrol-sur-Loire is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Chaudeyrolles Chaudeyrolles () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The river Lignon du Velay has its source in the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Loire department The following is a list of ...
, Saint-Front, Fay-sur-Lignon,
Les Vastres Les Vastres () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Loire department The following is a list of the 2 ...
, Mazet-Saint-Voy *Ardèche: Mars *Haute-Loire: Le Chambon-sur-Lignon,
Saint-Jeures Saint-Jeures (; oc, Sant Gèire) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is around 40 km southwest of Saint-Étienne. Geography The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune. Population Personalitie ...
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Tence Tence (; oc, Tença) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Loire department The following is a list of ...
, Chenereilles,
Lapte Lapte () is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France, located 23 kilometres southwest of Firminy. Lapte is surrounded by the communes Grazac, Chenereilles and Raucoules. Geography The municipality of Lapte covers 30.8 sq ...
, Yssingeaux, Grazac,
Les Villettes Les Villettes (; oc, Las Vialetas) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon (, literally ''Saint-Maurice of Lignon'') is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The river Lignon du Velay The Lignon du Velay (, literally ''Lignon of the Velay'') is an long ...
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Monistrol-sur-Loire Monistrol-sur-Loire is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Haute-Loire Rivers of Ardèche {{France-river-stub