Vègre
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| Vègre | |
|---|---|
 The Vègre in Ruillé-en-Champagne | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rouessé-Vassé |
| • coordinates | 48°09′04″N 00°14′33″W / 48.15111°N 0.24250°W |
| • elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sarthe |
• coordinates | 47°50′53″N 00°14′33″W / 47.84806°N 0.24250°W |
• elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Length | 84.2 km (52.3 mi) |
| Basin size | 401 km2 (155 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.19 m3/s (113 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sarthe→ Maine→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Vègre (French pronunciation: [vɛɡʁ]) is an 84.2 km (52.3 mi) long river in the Sarthe department in western France.[1] Its source is near Rouessé-Vassé. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Sarthe, into which it flows near Avoise.
Communes along its course
[edit]This list is ordered from source to mouth: Rouessé-Vassé, Rouez-en-Champagne, Tennie, Neuvy-en-Champagne, Bernay-en-Champagne, Ruillé-en-Champagne, Épineu-le-Chevreuil, Chassillé, Loué, Mareil-en-Champagne, Brûlon, Saint-Ouen-en-Champagne, Chevillé, Avessé, Poillé-sur-Vègre, Fontenay-sur-Vègre, Asnières-sur-Vègre, Juigné-sur-Sarthe, Avoise.
References
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