Lignon du Velay

44°55′23″N 04°10′42″E / 44.92306°N 4.17833°E / 44.92306; 4.17833 • elevation1,440 m (4,720 ft) Mouth Loire45°15′31″N 04°08′42″E / 45.25861°N 4.14500°E / 45.25861; 4.14500460 m (1,510 ft)Length85.1 km (52.9 mi)Basin size661.3 km² (255.3 sq mi)Discharge  • average9.8 m³/s (350 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionLoire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Lignon du Velay (French pronunciation: [liɲɔ̃ dy vəlɛ], literally Lignon of the Velay) is an 85.1-kilometre (52.9 mi) long river in the Ardèche and Haute-Loire departments, south-central France.^[1] Its source is near Chaudeyrolles. It flows generally north. It is a right tributary of the Loire, into which it flows at Pont de Lignon, a hamlet in Monistrol-sur-Loire.

Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Haute-Loire: Chaudeyrolles, Saint-Front, Fay-sur-Lignon, Les Vastres, Mazet-Saint-Voy
• Ardèche: Mars
• Haute-Loire: Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, Saint-Jeures, Tence, Chenereilles, Lapte, Yssingeaux, Grazac, Les Villettes, Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon, Monistrol-sur-Loire

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