The Lignon du Velay (, literally ''Lignon of the Velay'') is an long

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in the Ardèche and

Haute-Loire Haute-Loire (; oc, Naut Léger or ''Naut Leir''; English: Upper Loire) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, ...

departments, south-central

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. Its source is near Chaudeyrolles. It flows generally north. It is a right tributary 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 at Pont de Lignon, a hamlet in Monistrol-sur-Loire.

Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: *Haute-Loire: Chaudeyrolles, Saint-Front, Fay-sur-Lignon, Les Vastres, Mazet-Saint-Voy *Ardèche:

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*Haute-Loire:

Le Chambon-sur-Lignon Le Chambon-sur-Lignon (, literally "Le Chambon on Lignon"; oc, Lo Chambon, label=Auvergnat) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Residents have been primarily Huguenot or Protestant since the 17th century. Durin ...

, Saint-Jeures, Tence, Chenereilles, Lapte,

Yssingeaux Yssingeaux (; ) is a commune and subprefecture in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is situated between Le Puy-en-Velay and Firminy. Geography The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune. Population See also *Co ...

, Grazac, Les Villettes, Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon, Monistrol-sur-Loire

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Haute-Loire Rivers of Ardèche {{France-river-stub