Petit Lay

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Petit Lay
Bridge over the river between Mouchamps and Saint-Vincent-Sterlanges

Bridge over the river between Mouchamps and Saint-Vincent-Sterlanges

Data
Water code FR :  N31-0300
location France , Pays de la Loire region
River system Lay
Drain over Lay  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipal area of Les Herbiers
46 ° 53 ′ 9 ″  N , 0 ° 57 ′ 54 ″  W
Source height approx.  170  m
muzzle at L'Assemblée des Deux Lay , in the municipality of Chantonnay , in the Grand Lay coordinates: 46 ° 37 ′ 40 ″  N , 1 ° 4 ′ 41 ″  W 46 ° 37 ′ 40 ″  N , 1 ° 4 ′ 41 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  20  m
Height difference approx. 150 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.6 ‰
length 58 km

The Petit Lay is a river in France that runs in the Vendée department , in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises in the municipality of Les Herbiers , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows after 58 kilometers at L'Assemblée des Deux Lay into the Grand Lay , which from here on is only referred to by the name Lay .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Petit Lay at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 27, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.