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The Sèvre Nantaise (French pronunciation: ​[sɛvʁ nɑ̃tɛz]) is a river in the Pays de la Loire regions in western France. It is a left-bank tributary of the Loire. Its total length is 141.8 km (88.1 mi).[1] Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres department, near Secondigny. It flows from south to north through the departments and towns listed here, reaching the river Loire in the city of Nantes. That city gives it the name Sèvre Nantaise, distinguishing it from the Sèvre Niortaise further south.

Sèvre Nantaise
The Sèvre Nantaise, near Tiffauges
Native name	La Sèvre nantaise (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Deux-Sèvres
• elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Mouth
• location	Loire
• coordinates	47°11′46″N 1°32′49″W
Length	141.8 km (88.1 mi)
Basin size	2,356 km2 (910 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	9.5 m3/s (340 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Deux-Sèvres: Moncoutant, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre
• Vendée: Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Tiffauges
• Maine-et-Loire: Le Longeron, Torfou
• Loire-Atlantique: Clisson, Le Pallet, Vertou, Rezé, Nantes

The complete list is on the French page for this river.

Navigation

The river is navigable over a length of 21.5 km (13.4 mi) from the village of Monnières to the confluence. It has a horseshoe weir (Chaussée Des Moines) and lock at Vertou, and a tidal sluice open to boats an hour before and after high tide at Pont-Rousseau, in the suburbs of Nantes.^{[citation needed]} The river is an important resource for tourism in the region. Beyond the navigable section, the river is a popular destination for canoeists.^{[citation needed]}

Its left-bank tributary the Petite Maine is also navigable over a length of 6 km (3.7 mi), up to the first disused lock and weir.

References

• Edwards-May, David, Inland Waterways of France (2010), Imray Ltd., St Ives, Cambs., UK, p. 284
• Sèvre Nantaise with further details by the author of 'Inland Waterways of France'
• Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals (French waterways website section)

На других языках

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[de] Sèvre Nantaise

Die Sèvre Nantaise ist ein Fluss in Frankreich, der in den Regionen Nouvelle-Aquitaine und Pays de la Loire verläuft. Sie entspringt in rund 210 Metern Höhe im Gemeindegebiet von Le Beugnon, entwässert generell in nordwestlicher Richtung und mündet nach rund 142[2] Kilometern in Nantes als linker Nebenfluss in einen Seitenarm der Loire.

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- [en] Sèvre Nantaise

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[es] Sèvre Nantaise

El río Sèvre Nantaise (Sevre Nantés) es un río de Francia de la cuenca del Loira. Nace 4 km al NNO de Secondigny (Deux-Sèvres), a 259 msnm, la comarca de la Gâtine. Desemboca en un brazo del Loira en Nantes, de ahí su nombre. Su longitud es de 136 km. Su cuenca tiene una extensión de 2350 km².

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[it] Sèvre Nantaise

Il Sèvre Nantaise /sɛvʁ nɑ̃'tɛ:z/ è un fiume della Francia occidentale. È il principale affluente della Loira e nasce nel dipartimento di Deux-Sèvres (che porta questo nome proprio per la presenza del Sèvre Nantaise e del Sèvre niortaise), vicino a Secondigny.

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[ru] Севр-Нантез

Севр-Нантез (фр. Sèvre Nantaise) — река во Франции.

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