Èvre

Èvre

The Èvre in Montrevault
Native name L'Èvre (f)
Country France
Basin
Main source Vezins
161 m (528 ft)
47°07′50″N 00°41′39″W / 47.13056°N 0.69417°W / 47.13056; -0.69417 (Primary source of Èvre)
River mouth Loire
10 m (33 ft)
47°21′49″N 1°02′00″W / 47.36361°N 1.03333°W / 47.36361; -1.03333 (Mouth of Èvre)Coordinates: 47°21′49″N 1°02′00″W / 47.36361°N 1.03333°W / 47.36361; -1.03333 (Mouth of Èvre)
Progression LoireAtlantic Ocean
Basin size 573 km2 (221 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 92 km (57 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    3.38 m3/s (119 cu ft/s)

The Èvre is a 92 km (57 mi) long river in western France, left tributary of the Loire. Its source is at Vezins, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northeast of the village. It flows into the Loire at Le Marillais, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the village.

The Èvre flows through the following communes in the Maine-et-Loire département, ordered from source to mouth: Vezins, La Tourlandry, Trémentines, Le May-sur-Èvre, La Jubaudière, Jallais, La Poitevinière, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Le Fief-Sauvin, Montrevault, Saint-Pierre-Montlimart, Saint-Rémy-en-Mauges, La Boissière-sur-Èvre, La Chapelle-Saint-Florent, Botz-en-Mauges, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Le Marillais

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