Ligneron

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Ligneron
Data
Water code FR :  N1114000
location France , Pays de la Loire region
River system Vie
Drain over Vie  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Maché and Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron
46 ° 47 ′ 18 ″  N , 1 ° 42 ′ 33 ″  W
Source height approx.  40  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Le Fenouiller and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez in the Vie Coordinates: 46 ° 43 ′ 42 ″  N , 1 ° 54 ′ 12 ″  W 46 ° 43 ′ 42 ″  N , 1 ° 54 ′ 12 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  1  m
Height difference approx. 39 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.3 ‰
length 30 km
Catchment area 129 km²

The Ligneron is a river in France that runs in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises near the hamlet of Bellevue , on the municipal boundary of Maché and Saint-Christophe-du-Ligneron , drains in an arc from northwest to southwest and flows 30 kilometers into the municipal boundary of Le Fenouiller and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez as a right tributary in the vie . In its lower reaches, it passes the southern foothills of the Marais Breton marshland and is drawn in via a network of canals to drain it.

Places on the river

(in flow order)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Ligneron at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 3, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.