| Venoge | |
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The mouth of the Venoge and Lake Geneva
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| Source | L'Isle |
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| - elevation | 700 m (2,297 ft) |
| Mouth | Saint-Sulpice |
| - elevation | 380 m (1,247 ft) |
| Length | 44 km (27 mi) |
The Venoge is a Swiss river located in the Canton of Vaud, a confluent of the Rhône River, via Lake Geneva. The Swiss poet Jean Villard Gilles has written a poem about it, La Venoge, in 1954.
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The Venoge has its source at L'Isle in the canton of Vaud and flows 44 km down to Lake Geneva, by Saint-Sulpice. The river has been subject to heavy pollution during the 20th century. The building of more and better sewage plants along its course has led to an improvement since 1990.[1]
Between its source in L'Isle and Lake Geneva, la Venoge runs through, Cuarnens, La Chaux (Cossonay), Moiry, Chevilly, Ferreyres, La Sarraz, Eclépens, Lussery-Villars, Daillens, Cossonay, Penthalaz, Penthaz, Gollion, Vufflens-la-Ville, Aclens, Bussigny-près-Lausanne, Bremblens, Echandens, Ecublens, Denges, Préverenges to finally reach Saint-Sulpice.
The Venoge was called Venobia in 814, Venubia in 937, Vinogia in 7th century, Venopia in 1313 and Venogy in 1316. Its name is probably of Celtic origin.