Moine (river)

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Moine
The Pont Saint-Antoine over the Moine at Clisson

The Pont Saint-Antoine over the Moine at Clisson

Data
Water code FR :  M72-0300
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions and Pays de la Loire
River system Loire
Drain over Sèvre Nantaise  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Mauléon
46 ° 59 ′ 50 ″  N , 0 ° 40 ′ 18 ″  W
Source height approx.  170  m
muzzle in the urban area of Clisson in the Sèvre Nantaise Coordinates: 47 ° 5 ′ 12 ″  N , 1 ° 16 ′ 43 ″  W 47 ° 5 ′ 12 ″  N , 1 ° 16 ′ 43 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  10  m
Height difference approx. 160 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.3 ‰
length 69 km
Reservoirs flowed through Lac de Verdon , Lac de Ribou
Medium-sized cities Cholet
Small towns Clisson

The Moine is a river in France , mainly in the region of Pays de la Loire runs. Although it rises in the municipality of Mauléon , in the neighboring region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine , it leaves this after a few kilometers, generally drains in a north-westerly direction and after 69 kilometers in the urban area of Clisson flows into the Sèvre Nantaise as a right tributary . On his way he touches the Deux-Sèvres , Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique departments .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

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