The Vègre () is an long
river
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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 ha ...
department in western
France
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.
Its source is near
Rouessé-Vassé. It flows generally south. It is a
right tributary of 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 ha ...
, into which it flows near
Avoise.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth: Rouessé-Vassé,
Rouez-en-Champagne,
Tennie,
Neuvy-en-Champagne,
Bernay-en-Champagne,
Ruillé-en-Champagne,
Épineu-le-Chevreuil,
Chassillé,
Loué,
Mareil-en-Champagne,
Brûlon,
Saint-Ouen-en-Champagne,
Chevillé,
Avessé,
Poillé-sur-Vègre,
Fontenay-sur-Vègre,
Asnières-sur-Vègre,
Juigné-sur-Sarthe,
Avoise.
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Sarthe
Rivers of Pays de la Loire
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