The Layon () is a long river in the

Deux-Sèvres Deux-Sèvres () is a French department. ''Deux-Sèvres'' literally means "two Sèvres": the Sèvre Nantaise and the Sèvre Niortaise are two rivers which have their sources in the department. It had a population of 374,878 in 2019.

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 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 drainag ...

of 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 ...

, into which it flows near

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 UNESCO World Heritage Site area. Geography The town is in the heart of the Anjou, a hist ...

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 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 ...

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 followin ...

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.Les Verchers-sur-Layon, Concourson-sur-Layon,

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.Brigné, Martigné-Briand,

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.Aubigné-sur-Layon, Faveraye-Mâchelles, Thouarcé,

Faye-d'Anjou Faye-d'Anjou () 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.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.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.Chanzeaux, Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay, Rochefort-sur-Loire,

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 Val ...

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 foll ...

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