Èvre

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Èvre

The Èvre in Montrevault
Origin Vezins
47°07′50″N 00°41′39″W / 47.13056°N 0.69417°W / 47.13056; -0.69417
Mouth Loire
47°21′49″N 1°02′00″W / 47.36361°N 1.03333°W / 47.36361; -1.03333Coordinates: 47°21′49″N 1°02′00″W / 47.36361°N 1.03333°W / 47.36361; -1.03333
Basin countries France
Length 92 km (57 mi)
Source elevation 161 m (528 ft)
Mouth elevation 10 m (33 ft)
Avg. discharge 3.38 m3/s (119 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area 573 km2 (221 sq mi)

The Èvre is a 92 km (57 mi) long river in western France, left tributary of the Loire River. Its source is at Vezins, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northeast of the village. It flows into the Loire at Le Marillais, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the village.

The Èvre flows through the following communes in the Maine-et-Loire département, ordered from source to mouth: Vezins, La Tourlandry, Trémentines, Le May-sur-Èvre, La Jubaudière, Jallais, La Poitevinière, Beaupréau, La Chapelle-du-Genêt, Le Fief-Sauvin, Montrevault, Saint-Pierre-Montlimart, Saint-Rémy-en-Mauges, La Boissière-sur-Èvre, La Chapelle-Saint-Florent, Botz-en-Mauges, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Le Marillais

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