Yon (river)

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Yon
Country France
Basin
Main source Saint-Martin-des-Noyers
100 m (330 ft)
46°42′59″N 01°15′10″W / 46.71639°N 1.25278°W / 46.71639; -1.25278 (Primary source of Yon)
River mouth Lay
5 m (16 ft)
46°30′24″N 01°17′28″W / 46.50667°N 1.29111°W / 46.50667; -1.29111 (Mouth of Yon)Coordinates: 46°30′24″N 01°17′28″W / 46.50667°N 1.29111°W / 46.50667; -1.29111 (Mouth of Yon)
Physical characteristics
Length 55.6 km (34.5 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    8 m3/s (280 cu ft/s)

The Yon is a 55.6 km (34.5 mi) long river in the Vendée département, western France. Its source is at Saint-Martin-des-Noyers. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Lay into which it flows between Rosnay and Le Champ-Saint-Père.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

References


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