Lay_(river) Knowpia

Lay
Lay
	The Lay at Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais
Native name	Le Lay (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin
• coordinates	46°42′34″N 00°42′37″W / 46.70944°N 0.71028°W
• elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Mouth
• location	Bay of Biscay
• coordinates	46°19′14″N 01°18′10″W / 46.32056°N 1.30278°W
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	120 km (75 mi)
Basin size	1,750 km2 (680 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	14 m3/s (490 cu ft/s)

The Lay (French pronunciation: [lɛ]) is a 120-kilometre (75 mi) river in the Vendée département, western France.^[1] Its source is at Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin and it flows generally southwest. It flows into the Bay of Biscay between La Faute-sur-Mer and L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer, 20 km (12 mi) northwest of La Rochelle.

Its main tributaries are the Yon and the Smagne.

Communes along its course edit

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

Lay
The Lay at Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais

Native name	Le Lay (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Saint-Pierre-du-Chemin
• coordinates	46°42′34″N 00°42′37″W / 46.70944°N 0.71028°W / 46.70944; -0.71028
• elevation	195 m (640 ft)

Mouth
• location	Bay of Biscay
• coordinates	46°19′14″N 01°18′10″W / 46.32056°N 1.30278°W / 46.32056; -1.30278
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	120 km (75 mi)
Basin size	1,750 km² (680 sq mi)

Discharge
• average	14 m³/s (490 cu ft/s)