Jeu (Layon)
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Water code | FR : M5225200 | |
location | France , Pays de la Loire region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Layon → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Mauges-sur-Loire, 47 ° 18 ′ 13 ″ N , 0 ° 53 ′ 48 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 135 m | |
muzzle | on the municipal boundary of Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Chaudefonds-sur-Layon in the Layon coordinates: 47 ° 20 ′ 21 ″ N , 0 ° 44 ′ 39 ″ W 47 ° 20 ′ 21 ″ N , 0 ° 44 ′ 39 ″ W |
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Mouth height | approx. 13 m | |
Height difference | approx. 122 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 5.8 ‰ | |
length | approx. 21 km |
The Jeu is a river in France that runs in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises in the hamlet of La Jariaie , in the south-western municipality of Mauges-sur-Loire , drains in an arc across southeast to northeast and flows after about 21 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Chaudefonds-sur-Layon as a left tributary in the Layon , which reaches the Loire only about 1.5 kilometers further .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- La Jariaie , municipality of Mauges-sur-Loire
- Sainte-Christine , municipality of Chemillé-en-Anjou
- Neuvy-en-Mauges , Chemillé-en-Anjou municipality
- Le Plessis Bevereau , municipality of Mauges-sur-Loire
- La Varenne , municipality of Chaudefonds-sur-Layon
- Les Fourneaux , municipality of Chalonnes-sur-Loire