Vègre

Vègre

The Vègre in Ruillé-en-Champagne.
Country France
Basin
Main source Rouessé-Vassé
160 m (520 ft)
48°09′04″N 00°14′33″W / 48.15111°N 0.24250°W / 48.15111; -0.24250 (Primary source of Vègre)
River mouth Sarthe
27 m (89 ft)
47°50′53″N 00°14′33″W / 47.84806°N 0.24250°W / 47.84806; -0.24250 (Mouth of Vègre)Coordinates: 47°50′53″N 00°14′33″W / 47.84806°N 0.24250°W / 47.84806; -0.24250 (Mouth of Vègre)
Progression SartheMaineLoireAtlantic Ocean
Basin size 401 km2 (155 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 82.7 km (51.4 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    3.19 m3/s (113 cu ft/s)

The Vègre (French: la Vègre) is an 82.7 km (51.4 mi) long river in the Sarthe département, western France. 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

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

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