The Vègre () is an long

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in the

Sarthe Sarthe () is a department of the French region of Pays de la Loire, and the province of Maine, situated in the ''Grand-Ouest'' of the country. It is named after the river Sarthe, which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers. It had ...

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in western

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. Its source is near Rouessé-Vassé. It flows generally south. 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

, into which it flows near

Avoise Avoise () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Geography The Vègre flows southward through the western part of the commune, then flows into the Sarthe River, which forms all of the co ...

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Rouessé-Vassé, Rouez-en-Champagne, Tennie,

Neuvy-en-Champagne Neuvy-en-Champagne is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Bernay-Neuvy-en-Champagne.Bernay-en-Champagne,

Ruillé-en-Champagne Ruillé-en-Champagne is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. Geography The river Vègre flows southwestward through the commune. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following ...

, Épineu-le-Chevreuil,

Chassillé Chassillé () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France. Geography The village lies on the right bank of the Vègre, which flows southwestward through the commune. See also *Communes of the Sa ...

Loué Loué () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Geography The river Vègre flows southwestward through the commune and crosses the town. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department T ...

, Mareil-en-Champagne, Brûlon,

Saint-Ouen-en-Champagne Saint-Ouen-en-Champagne is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Geography The river Vègre forms all of the commune's northern border. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The ...

, Chevillé,

Avessé Avessé is a Communes of France, commune in the Sarthe Departments of France, department and Pays de la Loire Regions of France, region of north-western France. Geography The river Vègre forms most of the commune's eastern border. See also *Com ...

Poillé-sur-Vègre Poillé-sur-Vègre is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Vègre, which forms part of the commune's nort ...

Fontenay-sur-Vègre Fontenay-sur-Vègre (, literally ''Fontenay on Vègre'') is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in northwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in ...

Asnières-sur-Vègre Asnières-sur-Vègre (; literally "Asnières on Vègre") is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Sarthe department The following is a list of the 354 commu ...

Juigné-sur-Sarthe Juigné-sur-Sarthe (, literally ''Juigné on Sarthe'') is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. Monuments * Manoir de Vrigné * Château de Juigné See also * Communes of the Sarthe dep ...

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