Lys (Layon)

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Lys
Data
Water code FR :  M5124300
location France , Pays de la Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Layon  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Chanteloup-les-Bois
47 ° 5 ′ 21 ″  N , 0 ° 40 ′ 39 ″  W
Source height approx.  160  m
muzzle northeast of Aubigné-sur-Layon in the Layon coordinates: 47 ° 13 '27 "  N , 0 ° 28' 41"  W 47 ° 13 '27 "  N , 0 ° 28' 41"  W
Mouth height approx.  35  m
Height difference approx. 125 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.3 ‰
length 29 km

The Lys is a river in France that runs in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises in the municipality of Chanteloup-les-Bois , drains generally in a north-easterly direction and flows into the Layon as a left tributary after 29 kilometers northeast of Aubigné-sur- Layon .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Lys at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 26, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.