Thouet facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Thouet |
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 The Thouet near Montreuil-Bellay
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| Country | France |
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| Regions | Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire |
| Departments | Deux-Sèvres, Maine-et-Loire |
| Communes | Secondigny, Parthenay, Thouars, Saumur |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Palais, Cébron, Thouaret, Argenton |
| - right | Losse, Dive |
| Cities | Parthenay, Thouars, Saumur |
| Source | Plateau de Gâtines |
| - location | Le Beugnon, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°36′13″N 0°29′15″W / 46.60361°N 0.48750°W |
| Confluence | Loire |
| - location | Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France |
| - elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| - coordinates | 47°16′50″N 0°6′38″W / 47.28056°N 0.11056°W |
| Length | 142.5 km (89 mi) |
| Basin | 3,282 km² (1,267 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Le Tallud |
| - average | 13.5 m³/s (477 cu ft/s) |
The Thouet is a river in western France, flowing through the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire departments, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions.
It is one of the last left tributary of the Loire river.
Geography
The Thouet river has a length of 142.5 km (89 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 3,282 km2 (1,267 sq mi).
Course
The Thouet starts in the Gâtine plateau, west of the Deux-Sèvres department, in the commune of Le Beugnon, near Secondigny and close to the source of the Sèvre Nantaise river, at an elevation of about 223 m (732 ft). From the source to Parthenay the river flows in a generally southwest-northwest direction. To the east of Parthenay, the river turns north and flows on a generally northward direction for the rest of its course.
Finally, the river flows into the Loire river in the city of Saumur.
The Thouet flows through 2 regions, 2 departments and 34 communes; some of them are:
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
- Deux-Sèvres: Le Beugnon, Secondigny, Parthenay, Saint-Loup-Lamairé, Airvault, Thouars, Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay.
- Pays de la Loire region
- Maine-et-Loire: Montreuil-Bellay, Chacé, Artannes-sur-Thouet, Saumur.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Thouet river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Related pages
Images for kids
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Stepping stones on the Thouet above Thouars
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See also
In Spanish: Río Thouet para niños
