Jaunay
| Jaunay | ||
 The Jaunay flows into the Vie |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : N12-0300 | |
| location | France , Pays de la Loire region | |
| River system | Vie | |
| Drain over | Vie → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Venansault 46 ° 39 ′ 51 ″ N , 1 ° 32 ′ 44 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 54 m | |
| muzzle | in the urban area of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in the Vie coordinates: 46 ° 41 ′ 37 ″ N , 1 ° 56 ′ 8 ″ W 46 ° 41 ′ 37 ″ N , 1 ° 56 ′ 8 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 54 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.2 ‰ | |
| length | 45 km | |
| Left tributaries | Idavière | |
| Right tributaries | Boëre , Gué Gorand | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lac du Jaunay | |
| Small towns | Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | |
The Jaunay is a river in France that runs in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises near the hamlet of Le Châtelier , in the municipality of Venansault , generally drains in a westerly direction, swings to the northwest in its estuary, runs parallel to the coastline for the last five kilometers at a distance of around 800 meters and flows into the urban area of Saint after a total of 46 kilometers -Gilles-Croix-de-Vie from the left into the estuary of the river Vie , which shortly afterwards reaches the Atlantic Ocean itself . Just above the actual estuary, the Jaunay is protected from the tides by a gate .
Places on the river
(in flow order)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Jaunay at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 2, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.